"ID","Title","Fiscal Year(s)","Fiscal Year Funding Amount","Legal Citation / Subdivision","Appropriation Language","Proposed Measurable Outcome(s)","Measurable Outcome(s)","Proposed Outcomes Achieved","Other Funds Leveraged","Source of Additional Funds","Direct Expenses","Administration Costs","Recipient Board Members","Number of full time equivalents funded","Recipient","Recipient Type","Body","About the Issue","Project Details","Start Date","End Date","Source","Status","Updates","Details/Reports","First Name","Last Name","Organization Name","Street Address","City","State","Zip Code","Phone","Email","Activity Type","Administered by","Media","Counties Affected","LSOHC Section","Watershed","URL","Advisory Group Members and Qualifications","Board Members and Qualifications","Conflict of Interest Contact","Conflict of Interest Disclosed" 2548,"Accelerated Aquatic Management Area Habitat Program, Phase 3",2012,6500000,"ML 2011, First Special Session, Ch. 6, Art. 1, Sec. 2, Subd. 5(a)","$6,500,000 the first year is to the commissioner of natural resources to acquire interests in land in fee or permanent conservation easements for aquatic management areas under Minnesota Statutes, sections 86A.05, subdivision 14, and 97C.02, to restore and enhance aquatic habitat. A list of proposed acquisitions and stream and lake habitat restorations and enhancements must be provided as part of the required accomplishment plan. The accomplishment plan must include an easement monitoring and enforcement plan.",,"Protect in fee 504 acres, easement 585 acres and Restore/Enhance 537 acres of Habitats",,752500,"value/cash donation",6464000,34900,,1.5,"MN DNR","State Government","We protected 22.3 miles of trout streams and 1.3 miles of lakeshore via easements (585 acres in total), and 7.4 miles (504 acres) of lakeshore through fee-title purchase. We enhanced shoreline habitat on 524 acres of riparian land, and instream habitat on 3.1 miles of trout streams and 0.5 miles of warmwater rivers. ",,"Final Report: http://www.lsohc.leg.mn/FY2012/accomp_plan/5a.pdf Protection of streams through conservation easements was enabled by the hiring of two easement specialists to work on acquisition. One position was funded through OHF, while the other leveraged funds from a Great Lakes Restoration grant. These positions contacted riparian landowners in targeted locations we prioritized for additional easement protection. We chose to target streams with high-quality habitat and fish populations, and along those streams we prioritized parcels that were adjacent to existing easements or protected public land, as well as landowners who owned parcels with longer lengths of stream. We also prioritized parcels with important features such as springs that are important to maintaining the cold water required by trout. All easements also needed to be accessible to the angling public, either from a public road, adjacent easement, or access path. Contacts with landowners were very fruitful; we found more potential parcels that we had money available for easements. This allowed us to prioritize the best parcels for easement purchase based on our criteria, but also created a list of potential parcels for acquisition using other funding sources, including OHF rounds from future years. We protected a total of 21.3 miles of trout streams using easements. One lakeshore parcel was also protected via conservation easement using this appropriation. The landowners (a scout camp) wanted the parcel protected, but also wanted to continue their passive use of the parcel. A conservation easement was a better tool than fee title acquisition in this case, which allowed us to protect 200 acres along 1.3 miles of lakeshore. The total amount of lake and stream shore acres protected by easements was just short of our goal (585 vs. 609), but we believe in the case of lake and stream riparian protection the length of shoreline is the more important measure. Fee title acquisition protected a total of 7.4 miles of lakeshore (504 acres) under this appropriation. We selected parcels for acquisition where the ratio of lakeshore to total acres was high in order to maximize riparian area protected, and where we protected critical and sensitive habitat such as emergent vegetation and natural shorelines that are critical for aquatic fish and wildlife. We were able to exceed our goal for acres protected in fee (504 vs. 427), in part due to over $550,000 in landowner donations of value that leveraged OHF money. We completed four stream habitat projects: two were on trout streams (Eagle and Rush Creeks), and two were on a warmwater rivers (Buffalo and Pomme de Terre Rivers). Eagle Creek had been degraded by years of cattle grazing, along with numerous beaver dams that had created a wide, shallow stream uninhabited by trout, unlike downstream reaches with better habitat. Using a combination of coir logs, rootwads and other woody debris, and grading and revegetating of the streambanks, the stream was narrowed to less than half of its former width. This created a much deeper stream channel with better habitat for fish, as well as the ability for the stream to better move the over-abundance of sand that comprised the stream bottom. Trout are now found in the restored half-mile of stream. The local watershed district contributed matching funds that helped to complete the project. Rush Creek habitat work has enhanced 2.5 miles of this trout stream. Steep eroding banks have been graded back, creating a floodplain that reduces the erosive energy of the stream during high water. Habitat structures of wood and rock have been placed in strategic locations on outside bends, providing stability to streambanks as well as cover for fish. All riparian areas have been seeded with a native mix of deep-rooted prairie grasses and forbs, providing enhanced stability for streambanks and habitat for terrestrial wildlife. Restoration of a reach of the Buffalo River was done on property owned by the City of Hawley. A formerly straightened reach of the river, the stream had eroding banks and lacked diverse depths, velocities, and cover required by most fish species. 2,700 feet of new meandering stream channel was constructed to restore the stream to a more natural condition, and outside bends were stabilized with woody material buried into the banks which not only provides stability while planted native vegetation becomes established, but also provides habitat for fish and aquatic insects. Enhancement work on the Pomme de Terre River was done on a relatively small area, but was critical to habitat in that reach. Due to bank erosion, the stream was in the process of cutting around a riffle that controls the grade of the streambed in that reach. That could have eventually lead to a downcutting of the stream channel that would have sent tons of sediment downstream. Instead, the streambank was stabilized using rootwads, and additional gravel and cobbles were added to the riffle to enhance its stability, as well as local habitat.",2011-07-20,2016-06-30,"Outdoor Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Brian,Nerbonne,DNR,"500 Lafayette Road","St. Paul",MN,55155,651-259-5205,brian.nerbonne@state.mn.us,"Land Acquisition, Restoration/Enhancement","Minnesota Department of Natural Resources",,"Becker, Beltrami, Benton, Blue Earth, Cass, Chisago, Clay, Cook, Cottonwood, Crow Wing, Dakota, Douglas, Faribault, Fillmore, Houston, Hubbard, Itasca, Kandiyohi, Lake, Morrison, Olmsted, Otter Tail, Redwood, Rice, Scott, St. Louis, Swift, Wabasha, Winona","Forest Prairie Transition, Metropolitan - Urbanizing Area, Northern Forest, Prairie Region, Southeast Forest",,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/accelerated-aquatic-management-area-habitat-program-phase-3,,,, 2530,"Accelerated Prairie Restoration and Enhancement on DNR Lands, Phase 3",2012,1652000,"ML 2011, First Special Session, Ch. 6, Art. 1, Sec. 2, Subd. 2(b)","$1,652,000 the first year is to the commissioner of natural resources to accelerate the restoration and enhancement on wildlife management areas, scientific and natural areas, and land under native prairie bank easements.",,"Enhance 20,600 acres of prairie",,,n/a,1567500,39800,,8.80,"MN DNR","State Government","This appropriation funded 283 projects totaling 21,953 acres. The two largest types of enhancement were 112 woody removal projects totaling 10,160 acres and 134 prescribed burns totaling 10,082 acres. Additionally, we seeded 30 sites totaling 1386 acres, put in infrastructure for conservation grazing of 236 acres on 3 sites, conducted 3 oak savanna enhancements totaling 42 acres, and treated 47 acres of invasive species on 2 sites.",,"Final ReportThis was a shared appropriation between the Fish & Wildlife (FAW) and the Ecological & Water Resources (EWR) Divisions within the DNR.  Both Divisions requested priority grassland projects from field staff across the state.  When this appropriation was funded, the Prairie Plan and other large-scale prairie-focused strategic plans were still in their infancy.  Parcels on the initial parcel list included in the funding request were developed primarily using priorities developed at the regional and areas levels by Area Wildlife Managers and SNA field staff. The parcel list changed substantially from the time of the request as the project went on because of several factors, including: 1) one of the core strengths of the Roving Crew is their flexibility to move quickly on a priority habitat enhancement opportunity, and this often meant addressing parcels that met the appropriation’s purpose, but not on the parcel list; 2) given the nature and purpose of the Roving Crew, parcels/projects done by them were not on the original list, but were added upon completion; and 3) site condition and weather help determine whether we can work on a given project on a given day, and we do our best to find alternate parcels of similar value/priority, even if not on the original parcel list, to maximize efficiency.  Especially when it comes to weather issues (usually ‘too wet’), often large areas affected.  The flexibility of the Roving Crew allowed them to do same enhancement work, but on WMAs in nearby counties not as affected by the weather. For all these reasons, we added a number of sites in counties not originally included in the parcel list.  Although it can make reporting challenging, we feel this dynamic flexibility is one of the strengths of our Roving Crews and our contracting process.  While many appropriations highlight specific projects, “what” they did, we feel the strength of this appropriation is in the cumulative effect of many small projects and “how” we did it.  Specifically, we did a lot of this work by developing the Region 4 (Southern) DNR Roving Crew.  This crew is located at Lac Qui Parle.  As part of developing a new crew, office and shop space had to be developed, crews hired, and those crews needed to be equipped.  That was followed by a steep learning curve as the crew coalesced and began working on projects.  These crews only do habitat work.  We try to minimize the time spent with paperwork, office work, budgets, etc, so that they can fully devote their time to ‘boots on the ground’ habitat enhancement projects.  At the same time, there were some inclement weather patterns during these years that limited the activities of the crews during some periods.  Even given those unavoidable issues, the appropriation exceeded its target acres.  It is our assessment that these initial years are the slowest and therefore least productive.  This crew, as well as the other two, are all functioning as highly efficient teams.  The rest of the work was done with contractors, which stimulates local rural economies.  According to the research literature, we actually underestimating the acres enhanced, especially as it relates to woody removal projects.  Numerous studies show it’s not just the area ‘under the trees’ that impact grassland birds, but the area around the woody vegetation.  Some species simply won’t nest near woody cover and other studies show high nest predation (gamebird) or brood parasitism (songbirds) rates near woody cover.  By removing even a few trees from the center of a grassland, we are actually enhancing the entire area.  Snyder (1984) found that pheasant nest success double greater than 600 meters from a tree.  That means for every tree, or clump of trees, removed we are effectively enhancing nesting success in the surrounding 280 acres of grassland.Although this appropriation focused on the Roving Crew, we can highlight a couple projects as small examples of all the work that we are proud of.  Glenflur WMA – Cottonwood County.  This 165 acre tree removal project substantially opened up this tract.  This WMA is part of the Cottonwood River Prairie Core Area and contains areas of unbroken prairie.  This site had not experienced significance disturbance, other than heavy grazing, in several decades.  A lack of disturbance had allowed tree succession to begin to invade. Prairie Bush Clover and Loggerhead Shrike are SGCN noted in this area.Lac qui Parle WMA-Nygard Tract – Swift County.  This tract is part of the larger Chippewa Prairie on the Lac qui Parle WMA and is part of a Prairie Plan Core Area.  This remnant prairie had been moderately grazed and had not seen disturbance by fire in decades.  Woody encroachment was beginning to take hold prior to this project.  Through a combination of tree removal, prescribed burning and grazing this site is now in good condition with sightings of several native prairie species that were suppressed due to lack of disturbance from fire.  This area has recent sightings of Marbled Godwits, Slender Milk Vetch, Loggerhead Shrike and Upland Sandpipers.The SNA Program was able to start a series of contracted woody removal projects at Swede’s Forest SNA.  Swede’s Forest is home to a large population of the rare five-lined skink.  The management being completed here is focused on removal of encroaching red cedar and invasive buckthorn, improving habitat not only for the five-lined skink but also for the multiple other wildlife species that call this site home.Additionally, SNA staff, with support of CCM, were able to conduct a 109 acre prescribed burn at Prairie Coteau SNA.  Prairie Coteau SNA is one of the most important and stunning prairies in southwestern Minnesota.  This prescribed burn helped improve habitat for grassland gamebird species found on the site in addition to the rare non-game species.It was difficult to assign an exact dollar figure to each person and each project.  What I did was take the total personnel budget, identify the ratio of FTE/years, and scale the personnel budget to that ratio.  I used the same approach on the parcel list.  I took the total budget and total acres, identified percentage of acres for each project relative to the acre total, and assigned the ratio of funds to that project. ",2011-07-01,2016-06-30,"Outdoor Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Greg,Hoch,"MN DNR","500 Lafayette Rd","St. Paul",MN,55155,651-259-5230,greg.hoch@state.mn.us,Restoration/Enhancement,"Minnesota Department of Natural Resources",,"Anoka, Benton, Big Stone, Blue Earth, Brown, Carver, Chippewa, Clay, Cottonwood, Dodge, Faribault, Fillmore, Freeborn, Goodhue, Houston, Isanti, Jackson, Kanabec, Kandiyohi, Lac qui Parle, Lincoln, Lyon, Martin, McLeod, Meeker, Morrison, Mower, Murray, Nicollet, Nobles, Norman, Otter Tail, Pipestone, Redwood, Renville, Sherburne, Sibley, Stearns, Swift, Todd, Wabasha, Wadena, Washington, Watonwan, Winona, Wright, Yellow Medicine","Forest Prairie Transition, Metropolitan - Urbanizing Area, Northern Forest, Prairie Region, Southeast Forest",,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/accelerated-prairie-restoration-and-enhancement-dnr-lands-phase-3,,,, 2536,"Accelerating the Waterfowl Production Area Program, Phase 3",2012,9815000,"ML 2011, First Special Session, Ch. 6, Art. 1, Sec. 2, Subd. 2(h)","$9,815,000 the first year is to the commissioner of natural resources for an agreement with Pheasants Forever to accelerate the acquisition of wetlands and grasslands to be added to the waterfowl production area system in Minnesota in cooperation with the United States Fish and Wildlife Service. A list of proposed land acquisitions must be provided as part of the required accomplishment plan.",,"Protect in Fee 465 acres of wetland and 1,802 acres of prairies",,5896500,"PF, FWS, Federal Operation Funds",9815000,,,9.37,"Pheasants Forever","Non-Profit Business/Entity","This program accelerated the permanent protection of 2,267 acres of wetlands (465 acres) and grasslands (1,802 acres) as Waterfowl Production Areas open to public hunting in Minnesota. Over the course of the appropriation, PF acquired 18 parcels for a total of 2,267 acres which exceeded our total acre goal of 2,250 acres by 17 acres. Breaking down acres by ecological section we exceeded our acre goal for both the metropolitan area by 61 acres and in the prairie area by 346 acres. We have exceeded anticipated match of $5,125,000 by $771,500. We have a balance of $88,200 that will be returned to the Fund despite exceeding our acre goals which demonstrates the high level of efficiency which Pheasants Forever operates at. In total, we under-spent on our budget, over delivered on acre goals, and over delivered on match leverage received.",,"Final ReportWorking in close collaboration with partners, Pheasants Forever acquired 2,267 acres of strategic habitat that builds onto existing protected lands and/or develops corridors for wildlife.  All lands acquired have been enrolled into the Federal Waterfowl Production Area (WPA) Program and will be protected and managed in perpetuity by the United States Fish and Wildlife Service (USFWS).  We have worked together with federal, state and local partners when acquiring the 18 parcels which will now be celebrated as new WPAs.  These new WPAs not only provides access and recreational opportunities for all Minnesotans, but helps reduce erosion, improve water filtration, and provide quality habitat for many of Minnesota's non-game species.  The offers to the landowner were based on fair market values and appraisals.  The acquired parcels addressed a backlog of willing sellers that now are helping slow the loss, degradation, and fragmentation of habitat in Minnesota.  Parcels were identified jointly with the USFWS, ranked, and prioritized on habitat goals and feasibility.  Pheasants Forever's methods are formed around the principle of accelerating the Waterfowl Production Area program in MN by targeting only the best available habitat with willing sellers.  We utilize local partner expertise to focus on building a system of interconnected wildlife complexes that create habitat mosaics.  We also utilize the latest geospatial layers to help determine factors such as: habitat restoration potential, landscape scale significance, presence of rare features and native habitat, and how these acquisitions fit into other priorities for our partners such as the MN Prairie Conservation Plan, the Pheasant Action Plan, or the State Wildlife Action Plan.  All parcels acquired were restored and/or enhanced to as a high quality as practicable. The grassland restoration included using a broadcast or drill seeded method with a diverse mix of native grasses and forb species. Wetland restorations included using a combination of tile breaking, sediment removal, dike construction, and water control structures. Scattered invasive tree removal and prescribed fire were used where appropriate to enhance existing grassland habitat after protection.",2011-07-20,2016-06-30,"Outdoor Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Eran,Sandquist,"Pheasants Forever","410 Lincoln Avenue South","South Haven",MN,55382,612-532-3800,esandquist@pheasantsforever.org,"Land Acquisition, Restoration/Enhancement","Minnesota Department of Natural Resources",,"Blue Earth, Clay, Jackson, Kandiyohi, Lac qui Parle, Meeker, Murray, Otter Tail, Pope, Rice, Sibley, Wright","Forest Prairie Transition, Metropolitan - Urbanizing Area, Prairie Region",,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/accelerating-waterfowl-production-area-program-phase-3,,,, 2540,"Accelerated Forest Habitat Enhancement, Phase 2",2012,826000,"ML 2011, First Special Session, Ch. 6, Art. 1, Sec. 2, Subd. 3(c )","$826,000 the first year is to the commissioner of natural resources to restore and enhance lands in state forests, pursuant to Minnesota Statutes, section 89.021.",,"Restored 24 acres and Enhanced 11,066 acres of Forest",,,,824400,10400,,0.03,"MN DNR","State Government","This program of on-the-ground conservation projects increased the wildlife and ecological values of forest communities on Minnesota's public forestlands. Restoration and enhancement projects in this program enhanced more than 10,000 acres of forest.",,"The projects in this program were designed to address the following management objectives:1.  Enhance forest communities by altering the plant species composition and/or structure.  These projects were accomplished by, for example, conducting hand release to enhance the growth of Northern red oak saplings and trees to increase mast available for wildlife, and meet the Forest Planning goal to FRMP goal of ""improving  the regeneration and increasing the presence of oak and pine across the landscape.""2.  Enhance brushland habitat by altering the plant species structure and/or composition.  Shearing projects were performed on lowland brush to set back succession in mature willow stands to improve cover and forage for deer and moose, and to enhance nesting and brood rearing habitat for a variety of game and non-game brushland dependent avian species. Perpetuation of the brushland component of the Aspen Parklands landscape helped to predispose these stands to future management with prescribed fire.This program worked to enhance oak regeneration and create a mix of young hardwood forest with more open meadow/brush lands to benefit grouse, elk, and deer.  Enhancement of conifer stands and mixed hardwood/conifer forests provided habitat for fisher and marten, and thermal cover for deer and moose. Shearing of trees and brush in large open landscape priority areas enhanced habitat for sharp-tailed grouse. Shearing and mowing of hardwoods and brush in smaller patches enhanced habitat for woodcock and deer.The program also enhanced habitat for a number of nongame species, including yellow rails, sandhill cranes, northern harriers, bobolinks, and sandpipers.  Activities that created/enhanced forest openings provided habitat for nongame species, including least chipmunks, northern flickers, coopers hawks, and song sparrows. Some of the less intensive timber management in our program helped protect rare native plant communities and a number of nongame species through retention and enhancement of plant species diversity and structure.",2011-07-20,2016-06-30,"Outdoor Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Bob,Welsh,DNR,"500 Lafayette Rd","St. Paul",MN,55155,651-259-5169,bob.welsh@state.mn.us,Restoration/Enhancement,"Minnesota Department of Natural Resources",,"Aitkin, Becker, Beltrami, Cass, Fillmore, Goodhue, Hubbard, Itasca, Kanabec, Koochiching, Lake, Marshall, Mille Lacs, Morrison, Olmsted, Roseau, St. Louis, Stearns, Wadena, Winona","Forest Prairie Transition, Northern Forest, Prairie Region, Southeast Forest",,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/accelerated-forest-habitat-enhancement-phase-2,,,, 15920,"ACHF Organization Grant",2012,12988,"Laws of Minnesota 2011, First Special Session, chapter 6, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","1. To provide an exceptional quality singing experience for high school choral students in Region 7E. 2. Broaden choral experience for high school choral students through concerts with the more mature East Central Minnesota Chorale singers' voices.1. Structured observation. 2. Choral member evaluations.","Outcomes met. Attendee surveys were tabulated and results are available.",,2012,"Other, local or private",15000,,"Matt Born, Lowell Becker, Leah Volker, Charles King, Renee King, Jean Knight, Doug Fischer, Arne Everson, Mark Potvin",,"East Central Minnesota Chorale","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Unum Vox, ECMC High School Honor Choir",,"East Central Minnesota Chorale will continue to sponsor the region-wide honor choir for high school students entering grades 10-12.",2012-05-15,2013-06-15,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Mark,Potvin,"East Central Minnesota Chorale","447 4th Ave NW",Cambridge,MN,55008,"(612) 889-2791 ",ecmcdirector@gmail.com,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board, East Central Regional Arts Council ",,"Chisago, Isanti, Kanabec, Mille Lacs, Pine",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/achf-organization-grant-1,"Theresa Bemis: Visual Artist, Milaca Art Center; Barb Dreyer: Visual Artist, Art Educator, Kanabec County Art Association, Pine Center for the Arts; Arne Everson: Music Educator, East Central Minnesota Chorale, Cambridge Center for the Arts; Laurie Greeninger: Art Educator, Arts Advocate, Visual Artist; Tracy Gulliver: Writer, River Voices Writer's Group; Vern Hegg: Business Owner, Arts Advocate, Cambridge Humanities and Education Foundation; Carl Long: Art Educator, Visual Artist, Kanabec County Artist Association; Kelli Maag: Business Owner, Northern Exposures Photography Club, Kanabec County Artist Association; Carla Vita: Government, Arts Advocate.","Theresa Bemis: Visual Artist, Milaca Art Center; Barb Dreyer: Visual Artist, Art Educator, Kanabec County Art Association, Pine Center for the Arts; Arne Everson: Music Educator, East Central Minnesota Chorale, Cambridge Center for the Arts; Laurie Greeninger: Art Educator, Arts Advocate, Visual Artist; Tracy Gulliver: Writer, River Voices Writer's Group; Vern Hegg: Business Owner, Arts Advocate, Cambridge Humanities and Education Foundation; Carl Long: Art Educator, Visual Artist, Kanabec County Artist Association; Kelli Maag: Business Owner, Northern Exposures Photography Club, Kanabec County Artist Association; Carla Vita: Government, Arts Advocate.",,Yes 15925,"ACHF Organization Grant",2012,5612,"Laws of Minnesota 2011, First Special Session, chapter 6, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","1. Art show attendees experience Kanabec County Art Association member's creative processes through an exhibit and a video. 2. More Kanabec County Fair attendees are able to participate in the arts.1. Survey of retrospective art show attendees. 2. Volunteers will interview attendees and document the experience.","Outcomes met. Attendee and participant surveys were tabulated and results are available. Video documentation also available.",,561,"Other, local or private",6173,,"Terri Huro, Cindy Buck, Alayna Swedeen, Duane Krause, Sue Morgan, Barb Strom, Dee Kotaska",,"Kanabec County Art Association",,"KCAA Celebrates 50 Years of Supporting the Arts",,"Kanabec County Art Association celebrates 50 years of supporting the arts with a retrospective art exhibit and art participation activities at the Kanabec County Fair.",2012-05-20,2012-08-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Dee,Kotaska,"Kanabec County Art Association","28511 W Hardwood Ln","Brook Park",MN,55007,"(320) 679-0524 ",drex@usfamily.net,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board, East Central Regional Arts Council ",,Kanabec,,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/achf-organization-grant-5,"Theresa Bemis: Visual Artist, Milaca Art Center; Barb Dreyer: Visual Artist, Art Educator, Kanabec County Art Association, Pine Center for the Arts; Arne Everson: Music Educator, East Central Minnesota Chorale, Cambridge Center for the Arts; Laurie Greeninger: Art Educator, Arts Advocate, Visual Artist; Tracy Gulliver: Writer, River Voices Writer's Group; Vern Hegg: Business Owner, Arts Advocate, Cambridge Humanities and Education Foundation; Carl Long: Art Educator, Visual Artist, Kanabec County Artist Association; Kelli Maag: Business Owner, Northern Exposures Photography Club, Kanabec County Artist Association; Carla Vita: Government, Arts Advocate.","Theresa Bemis: Visual Artist, Milaca Art Center; Barb Dreyer: Visual Artist, Art Educator, Kanabec County Art Association, Pine Center for the Arts; Arne Everson: Music Educator, East Central Minnesota Chorale, Cambridge Center for the Arts; Laurie Greeninger: Art Educator, Arts Advocate, Visual Artist; Tracy Gulliver: Writer, River Voices Writer's Group; Vern Hegg: Business Owner, Arts Advocate, Cambridge Humanities and Education Foundation; Carl Long: Art Educator, Visual Artist, Kanabec County Artist Association; Kelli Maag: Business Owner, Northern Exposures Photography Club, Kanabec County Artist Association; Carla Vita: Government, Arts Advocate.",,Yes 15927,"ACHF Individual Artist Grant",2012,2481,"Laws of Minnesota 2011, First Special Session, chapter 6, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access ACHF Arts Education","1. Increased proficiency in photographic skills. 2. Engage the exhibit audience in the artwork.1. Pre and post testing of skills. 2. Viewer feedback.","Outcomes met. Evaluation and attendee surveys results are available.",,316,"Other, local or private",2797,,,,"Dee Kotaska",Individual,"After the Shutter is Released: a Photographic Post-processing Project",,"An exhibit of images produced from this project will be held in January of 2013 in Mora, Minnesota. The artist will first participate in arts learning with mentors Claire McGillic and John Gregor.",2012-03-20,2013-04-26,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Dee,Kotaska,"Dee Kotaska",,,MN,,"(320) 679-0524 ",drex@usfamily.net,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board, East Central Regional Arts Council ",,Kanabec,,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/achf-individual-artist-grant,"Theresa Bemis: Visual Artist, Milaca Art Center; Tracy Gulliver: Writer, River Voices Writer's Group; Vern Hegg: Business Owner, Art Advocate, Cambridge Humanities and Education Foundation; Carl Long: Art Educator, Visual Artist, Kanabec County Artist Association; Kelli Maag: Business Owner, Northern Exposures Photography Club, Kanabec County Artist Association; TJ Musgrove: Art Advocate; Carla Vita: Government, Art Advocate.","Theresa Bemis: Visual Artist, Milaca Art Center; Tracy Gulliver: Writer, River Voices Writer's Group; Vern Hegg: Business Owner, Arts Advocate, Cambridge Humanities and Education Foundation; Carl Long: Art Educator, Visual Artist, Kanabec County Artist Association; Kelli Maag: Business Owner, Northern Exposures Photography Club, Kanabec County Artist; Carla MK Vita: Government, Arts Advocate; TJ Musgrove: Arts Advocate.",,No 15929,"ACHF Organization Grant",2012,15000,"Laws of Minnesota 2011, First Special Session, chapter 6, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","1. Provide theater attendees the opportunity to view films locally. 2. Attendees experience a small town film festival.Exit surveys","Outcomes met. Attendance lower than anticipated. Attendee survey results are available.",,50200,"Other, local or private",65200,,"Larry Brettingen, Robert Lanoue, Danna Woods, William King, Barbara Fredrickson, Jackie Stevens",,"Paradise Community Theatre Association, Inc. AKA Paradise Theatre","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Film Festival and Digital Projector Conversion Equipment Grant",,"A film festival highlighting films with small town theater themes and partial support of the projection system upgrade to digital (equipment grant).",2012-05-15,2013-06-01,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Eric,Carlisle,"Paradise Community Theatre Association, Inc. AKA Paradise Theatre","PO Box 238",Mora,MN,55051,"(320) 679-3964 ",paradise@paradisetheatre.com,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board, East Central Regional Arts Council ",,Kanabec,,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/achf-organization-grant-7,"Theresa Bemis: Visual Artist, Milaca Art Center; Barb Dreyer: Visual Artist, Art Educator, Kanabec County Art Association, Pine Center for the Arts; Arne Everson: Music Educator, East Central Minnesota Chorale, Cambridge Center for the Arts; Laurie Greeninger: Art Educator, Arts Advocate, Visual Artist; Tracy Gulliver: Writer, River Voices Writer's Group; Vern Hegg: Business Owner, Arts Advocate, Cambridge Humanities and Education Foundation; Carl Long: Art Educator, Visual Artist, Kanabec County Artist Association; Kelli Maag: Business Owner, Northern Exposures Photography Club, Kanabec County Artist Association; Carla Vita: Government, Arts Advocate.","Theresa Bemis: Visual Artist, Milaca Art Center; Barb Dreyer: Visual Artist, Art Educator, Kanabec County Art Association, Pine Center for the Arts; Arne Everson: Music Educator, East Central Minnesota Chorale, Cambridge Center for the Arts; Laurie Greeninger: Art Educator, Arts Advocate, Visual Artist; Tracy Gulliver: Writer, River Voices Writer's Group; Vern Hegg: Business Owner, Arts Advocate, Cambridge Humanities and Education Foundation; Carl Long: Art Educator, Visual Artist, Kanabec County Artist Association; Kelli Maag: Business Owner, Northern Exposures Photography Club, Kanabec County Artist Association; Carla Vita: Government, Arts Advocate.",,No 12748,"ACHF Organization Grant",2012,14920,"Laws of Minnesota 2011, First Special Session, chapter 6, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access ACHF Arts Education","1. Expose audience to authentic bluegrass music. 2. Feature regional artists. 3. Engage community in the creation of music (jamming).1. Surveys for audience, artists, and jam session participants. 2. Attendance tracking.","Attendee surveys were tabulated and results are available.",,8500,"Other, local or private",23420,,"Ken Muller, Wayne Bekius, Dave Dillan, Norris Johnson",,"City of Milaca AKA Milaca Parks Commission","Local/Regional Government","Rec Fest 2012",,"The Milaca Parks Commission will present a 3 day bluegrass music festival and art fair at the historic band shell in Milaca's Recreation (Rec) Park.",2012-01-15,2012-07-29,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Steve,Voshell,"City of Milaca AKA Milaca Parks Commission","255 1st St E",Milaca,MN,56353,"(320) 983-3141 ",steve.voshell@milaca.k12.mn.us,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board, East Central Regional Arts Council ",,"Aitkin, Anoka, Becker, Beltrami, Benton, Big Stone, Blue Earth, Brown, Carlton, Carver, Cass, Chippewa, Chisago, Clay, Clearwater, Cook, Cottonwood, Crow Wing, Dakota, Dodge, Douglas, Faribault, Fillmore, Freeborn, Goodhue, Grant, Hennepin, Houston, Hubbard, Isanti, Itasca, Jackson",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/achf-organization-grant-15,"Tracy Gulliver: Writer, River Voices Writer's Group; Carl Long: Art Educator, Visual Artist, Kanabec County Art Association; Kelli Maag: Business Owner, Northern Exposures Photography Club, Kanabec County Art Association; TJ Musgrove: Arts Advocate.","Tracy Gulliver: Writer, River Voices Writer's Group; Carl Long: Art Educator, Visual Artist, Kanabec County Art Association; Kelli Maag: Business Owner, Northern Exposures Photography Club, Kanabec County Art Association; TJ Musgrove: Arts Advocate.",,No 12918,"ACHF Organization Grant",2012,14569,"Laws of Minnesota 2011, First Special Session, chapter 6, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","1. Provide high quality choral music. 2. Provide accessible equipment for performers. 3. Enhance musical knowledge and skills for audience and performers.Surveys for audience and chorale members.","Attendee surveys were tabulated and results are available.",,,,14569,,"Matt Born, Lowell Becker, Leah Volker, Charles King, Renee King, Jean Knight, Doug Fischer, Arne Everson, Mark Potvin",,"East Central Minnesota Chorale","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Choral Risers and Shell - Equipment Grant",,"Choral risers and a shell will be purchased. This equipment will be used in the upcoming series and will support accessibility for the members and will enhance the acoustics for performances.",2011-11-15,2012-05-13,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Renee,King,"East Central Minnesota Chorale","616 Sunset Ln",Cambridge,MN,55008,"(651) 428-9187 ",renee.king2@me.com,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board, East Central Regional Arts Council ",,"Chisago, Isanti, Kanabec, Mille Lacs, Pine",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/achf-organization-grant-13,"Theresa Bemis: Visual Artist, Milaca Art Center; Vern Hegg: Business Owner, Arts Advocate, Cambridge Humanities and Education; Carl Long: Art Educator, Visual Artist, Kanabec County Art Association; Kelli Maag: Business Owner, Northern Exposures Photography Club, Kanabec County Art Association; Bruce Mosher: Photographer, Northern Exposures Photo Club, Kanabec County Art Association; Amanda Thompson Rundahl: Art Educator, Arts Advocate, Minneapolis Institute of Arts; Carla MK Vita: Government, Arts Advocate.","Theresa Bemis: Visual Artist, Milaca Art Center; Vern Hegg: Business Owner, Arts Advocate, Cambridge Humanities and Education; Carl Long: Art Educator, Visual Artist, Kanabec County Art Association; Kelli Maag: Business Owner, Northern Exposures Photography Club, Kanabec County Art Association; Bruce Mosher: Photographer, Northern Exposures Photo Club, Kanabec County Art Association; Amanda Thompson Rundahl: Art Educator, Arts Advocate, Minneapolis Institute of Arts; Carla MK Vita: Government, Arts Advocate.",,No 12921,"ACHF Organization Grant",2012,6184,"Laws of Minnesota 2011, First Special Session, chapter 6, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","1. Produce a live radio theatre production using local talent. 2. Expose audience to the genre of radio theatre.1. Exit survey for audience members. 2. Attendance tracking.","Outcomes met. Attendee surveys were tabulated and results are available.",,116,"Other, local or private",6300,,"Tom Giese, Rita Sundberg, Pat Gorham, Terry Salmela, Sally Ahlgren, Mike Brown, Randy Reynolds, Don Olson, Rolf Forslund, Barb Fredrikson, Wade Weber, Alaine Johnson",,"Mora Vasaloppet, Inc. AKA Mora Vasaloppet","Non-Profit Business/Entity","A Vasaloppet Trail Companion",,"Production of a radio theater performance as part of the 40th Anniversary celebration of the Vasaloppet USA International Cross-Country Ski Race. The performance will be open to the general public and will be free of charge.",2012-01-15,2012-03-14,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Wade,Weber,"Mora Vasaloppet, Inc. AKA Mora Vasaloppet","100 Union St S",Mora,MN,55051,"(763) 482-9618 ",wweber@moraminn.com,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board, East Central Regional Arts Council ",,Kanabec,,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/achf-organization-grant-16,"Tracy Gulliver: Writer, River Voices Writer's Group; Carl Long: Art Educator, Visual Artist, Kanabec County Art Association; Kelli Maag: Business Owner, Northern Exposures Photography Club, Kanabec County Art Association; TJ Musgrove: Arts Advocate.","Tracy Gulliver: Writer, River Voices Writer's Group; Carl Long: Art Educator, Visual Artist, Kanabec County Art Association; Kelli Maag: Business Owner, Northern Exposures Photography Club, Kanabec County Art Association; TJ Musgrove: Arts Advocate.",,No 15923,"ACHF Organization Grant",2012,14616,"Laws of Minnesota 2011, First Special Session, chapter 6, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access ACHF Arts Education","1. Present performances and visual art to attendees. 2. Increase the number of attendees at these events.1. Audience questionnaire. 2. Attendance and audience demographic tracking.","Outcomes met except for increase in attendance. Attendance much lower than anticipated. Attendee and participant surveys were tabulated and results are available.",,14175,"Other, local or private",28791,,"Peter Curtis, Gar Hargens, Amy Hertel, Elizabeth Hlavka, John Joachim, David Linder, Diane Mullin, Josine Peters, John Reinan, Tamsie Ringler, John Hock",,"Franconia Sculpture Park","Non-Profit Business/Entity","2012 3-D Concert Series ",,"The 3-D Concert Series is a five month long project. A series of concerts are presented in the amphitheater. ",2012-05-15,2012-10-15,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,John,Hock,"Franconia Sculpture Park","29836 St Croix Trl",Shafer,MN,55074,"(651) 257-6668 ",johnhock@franconia.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board, East Central Regional Arts Council ",,"Aitkin, Anoka, Becker, Beltrami, Benton, Big Stone, Blue Earth, Brown, Carlton, Carver, Cass, Chippewa, Chisago, Clay, Clearwater, Cook, Cottonwood, Crow Wing, Dakota, Dodge, Douglas, Faribault, Fillmore, Freeborn, Goodhue, Grant, Hennepin, Houston, Hubbard, Isanti, Itasca, Jackson",,,https://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/achf-organization-grant-3,"Theresa Bemis: Visual Artist, Milaca Art Center; Barb Dreyer: Visual Artist, Art Educator, Kanabec County Art Association, Pine Center for the Arts; Arne Everson: Music Educator, East Central Minnesota Chorale, Cambridge Center for the Arts; Laurie Greeninger: Art Educator, Arts Advocate, Visual Artist; Tracy Gulliver: Writer, River Voices Writer's Group; Vern Hegg: Business Owner, Arts Advocate, Cambridge Humanities and Education Foundation; Carl Long: Art Educator, Visual Artist, Kanabec County Artist Association; Kelli Maag: Business Owner, Northern Exposures Photography Club, Kanabec County Artist Association; Carla Vita: Government, Arts Advocate. ","Theresa Bemis: Visual Artist, Milaca Art Center; Barb Dreyer: Visual Artist, Art Educator, Kanabec County Art Association, Pine Center for the Arts; Arne Everson: Music Educator, East Central Minnesota Chorale, Cambridge Center for the Arts; Laurie Greeninger: Art Educator, Arts Advocate, Visual Artist; Tracy Gulliver: Writer, River Voices Writer's Group; Vern Hegg: Business Owner, Arts Advocate, Cambridge Humanities and Education Foundation; Carl Long: Art Educator, Visual Artist, Kanabec County Artist Association; Kelli Maag: Business Owner, Northern Exposures Photography Club, Kanabec County Artist Association; Carla Vita: Government, Arts Advocate. ",, 12919,"ACHF Organization Grant",2012,15000,"Laws of Minnesota 2011, First Special Session, chapter 6, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","1. Create a permanent memorial that is a work of public art. 2. Conserve an important work of art. 3. Viewers will be exposed to a powerful work of art memorializing those who died during the attacks on September 11, 2001.1. Progress reports on construction. 2. Progress reports on conservation efforts. 3. Viewer surveys and demographic tracking.","Sculpture completed and installed and ceremony was held. Viewers surveys were tabulated and results are available.",,,,15000,,"Peter Curtis, Gar Hargens, Amy Hertel, Elizabeth Hlavka, John Joachim, David Linder, Diane Mullin, Josine Peters, John Reinan, Tamsie Ringler, John Hock",,"Franconia Sculpture Park","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Phase 2 Michael Richards Memorial Bronze Sculpture ",,"Sculptor Michael Richards perished in the 9/11 attack on the World Trade Center. Franconia Sculpture Park is commemorating his artistic legacy by casting his sculpture, ""Are You Down?"" in bronze to be permanently installed. ",2011-11-15,2012-09-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,John,Hock,"Franconia Sculpture Park","29836 St Croix Trl",Shafer,MN,55074,"(651) 257-6668 ",johnhock@franconia.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board, East Central Regional Arts Council ",,"Aitkin, Anoka, Becker, Beltrami, Benton, Big Stone, Blue Earth, Brown, Carlton, Carver, Cass, Chippewa, Chisago, Clay, Clearwater, Cook, Cottonwood, Crow Wing, Dakota, Dodge, Douglas, Faribault, Fillmore, Freeborn, Goodhue, Grant, Hennepin, Houston, Hubbard, Isanti, Itasca, Jackson",,,https://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/achf-organization-grant-14,"Theresa Bemis: Visual Artist, Milaca Art Center; Vern Hegg: Business Owner, Arts Advocate, Cambridge Humanities and Education; Carl Long: Art Educator, Visual Artist, Kanabec County Art Association; Kelli Maag: Business Owner, Northern Exposures Photography Club, Kanabec County Art Association; Bruce Mosher: Photographer, Northern Exposures Photo Club, Kanabec County Art Association; Amanda Thompson Rundahl: Art Educator, Arts Advocate, Minneapolis Institute of Arts; Carla MK Vita: Government, Arts Advocate. ","Theresa Bemis: Visual Artist, Milaca Art Center; Vern Hegg: Business Owner, Arts Advocate, Cambridge Humanities and Education; Carl Long: Art Educator, Visual Artist, Kanabec County Art Association; Kelli Maag: Business Owner, Northern Exposures Photography Club, Kanabec County Art Association; Bruce Mosher: Photographer, Northern Exposures Photo Club, Kanabec County Art Association; Amanda Thompson Rundahl: Art Educator, Arts Advocate, Minneapolis Institute of Arts; Carla MK Vita: Government, Arts Advocate. ",, 15922,"ACHF Organization Grant",2012,14990,"Laws of Minnesota 2011, First Special Session, chapter 6, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access ACHF Arts Education","1. Provide a visual arts learning opportunity for attendees. 2. Increase Region 7E attendees.Exit surveys","Outcomes met. Attendee and participant surveys were tabulated and results are available. Video documentation also available.",,6000,"Other, local or private",20990,,"Peter Curtis, Gar Hargens, Amy Hertel, Elizabeth Hlavka, John Joachim, David Linder, Diane Mullin, Josine Peters, John Reinan, Tamsie Ringler, John Hock",,"Franconia Sculpture Park","Non-Profit Business/Entity","2012 Community Collaboration Hot Metal Pour ",,"An all day regional arts event. Community members are invited to create their own small sculptures and watch Franconia Sculpture Park staff pour the molten metal into sand molds to make their own sculptures. In addition, hot metal artists will also give a series of 3 presentations. ",2012-03-15,2012-12-31,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,John,Hock,"Franconia Sculpture Park","29836 St Croix Trl",Shafer,MN,55074,"(651) 257-6668 ",johnhock@franconia.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board, East Central Regional Arts Council ",,"Aitkin, Anoka, Becker, Beltrami, Benton, Big Stone, Blue Earth, Brown, Carlton, Carver, Cass, Chippewa, Chisago, Clay, Clearwater, Cook, Cottonwood, Crow Wing, Dakota, Dodge, Douglas, Faribault, Fillmore, Freeborn, Goodhue, Grant, Hennepin, Houston, Hubbard, Isanti, Itasca, Jackson",,,https://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/achf-organization-grant-2,"Theresa Bemis: Visual Artist, Milaca Art Center; Tracy Gulliver: Writer, River Voices Writer's Group; Vern Hegg: Business Owner, Art Advocate, Cambridge Humanities and Education Foundation; Carl Long: Art Educator, Visual Artist, Kanabec County Artist Association; Kelli Maag: Business Owner, Northern Exposures Photography Club, Kanabec County Artist Association; TJ Musgrove: Art Advocate; Carla Vita: Government, Art Advocate. ","Theresa Bemis: Visual Artist, Milaca Art Center; Tracy Gulliver: Writer, River Voices Writer's Group; Vern Hegg: Business Owner, Art Advocate, Cambridge Humanities and Education Foundation; Carl Long: Art Educator, Visual Artist, Kanabec County Artist Association; Kelli Maag: Business Owner, Northern Exposures Photography Club, Kanabec County Artist Association; TJ Musgrove: Art Advocate; Carla Vita: Government, Art Advocate. ",, 17730,"American Association of Museums Conference Scholarship",2012,2000,"Laws of Minnesota for 2011 Chapter 6, Article 4, Subdivision 5, Statewide Historic and Cultural Grants.","Statewide Historic and Cultural Grants. $5,250,000 the first year and $5,250,000 the second year are for history programs and projects operated or conducted by or through local, county, regional, or other historical or cultural organizations; or for activities to preserve significant historic and cultural resources.",,,,,,2000,,,,"Minnesota Discovery Center","Non-Profit Business/Entity","To send two people to the American Association of Museums annual meeting and conference, April 29-May 2, 2012, in Minneapolis.",,,2012-03-01,,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund","In Progress",,,Scott,Stein,"Minnesota Discovery Center",,,,,,,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota Historical Society",,Aitkin,,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/american-association-museums-conference-scholarship-4,"Historic Resources Advisory Committee Mark Peterson, Winona (Chair) - Executive Director, Winona County Historical Society - Governor's appointee to Minnesota Sesquicentennial and Minnesota Humanities Commissions - Qualified in history, historic preservation and history museum administration Leanne Brown, Eden Prairie - Director of Development, Carver County Library/Library Foundation - Formerly, Executive Director, Carver County Historical Society - Qualified in history, project management and museum studies Jack Byers, Minneapolis - Manager, Minneapolis Community Planning and Economic Development Department (CPED) - Manages CPED's Preservation and Design Section - Qualified in historic preservation, architecture, urban geography and planning Tamara Edevold, Bagley - Executive Director, Clearwater County Historical Society - Active in Minnesota's Historic Northwest, regional historical organization - Qualified in history, archaeology, anthropology and history museum administration Ram Gada, Eden Prairie - Engineer - Active in the documentation of Minnesota's East Indian community - State Historical Records Advisory Board (SHRAB), former member - Qualified in engineering, energy consulting and grants administration William Latady, Tower - Bois Forte Deputy Tribal Historic Preservation Officer - Curator, Bois Forte Heritage Museum - Qualified in archaeology, anthropology, historic preservation and history museum administration Benjamin Vander Kooi, Luverne - Attorney practicing as Vander Kooi Law Offices, P.A., in Luverne, MN - Active in Vote Yes! Campaign - Past chair, MN State Arts Board - Advisor, National Trust for Historic Preservation - Qualified in historic preservation, nonprofit and grants administration Brenda Child, Minneapolis - Chair, Department of American Indian Studies, University of Minnesota - Enrolled member, Red Lake Nation - Qualified in history, American Studies and American Indian Studies Nicole Foss, Bemidji - Executive Director, Beltrami County Historical Society, Bemidji, MN - Qualified in anthropology, historical archaeology, library and museum fields Kris Kiesling, Roseville - Director of Archives and Special Collections at University of MN Libraries - State Historical Records Advisory Board (SHRAB) member - Qualified in library and archives, digital services and history Jan Louwagie, Marshall - Coordinator, Southwest Minnesota Regional Research Center, Southwest Minnesota State University - Founding member of Society for the Study of Local and Regional History - Former member of State Historical Records Advisory Board (SHRAB) - Qualified in history and archival administration Ann Meline, Saint Cloud - Deputy Director, Stearns History Museum, St. Cloud - Formerly Assistant Director/Public Programs managing Exhibits, Collections and Education Departments - Former grant reviewer for Institute of Museum and Library Services - Qualified in history, nonprofit and museum administration Peter Reis, White Bear Lake - President, White Bear Lake Area Historical Society - Chair, Minnesota Historical Society's Grants Review Committee - Qualified in history and nonprofit and grants administration William Stoeri, Minneapolis - Ex-officio member (president of the MHS Board) Missy Staples Thompson, Saint Paul - Ex-officio member (treasurer of the MHS Board)","Minnesota Historical Society Governing Board: William R. Stoeri, President Missy S. Thompson, Vice President Ruth Huss, Vice President D. Stephen Elliott, Secretary Dean M. Nelson, Treasurer Suzanne Blue Brenda J. Child Robert Bruininks Judith S. Corson D. Stephen Elliott Phyllis Rawls Goff William D. Green David R. Hakensen Ruth S. Huss Martha Kaemmer Dennis L. Lamkin David M. Larson Charles Mahar Dean M. Nelson Elizabeth M. Nordlie Dennis Nguyen Peter R. Reis Hussein Samatar Simon Stevens Susan Kenny Stevens William R. Stoeri Karen Wilson Thissen Missy Staples Thompson Eleanor Winston Ex-Officio: Mark Dayton, Governor Yvonne Prattner Solon Lieutenant Governor Mark Ritchie, Secretary of State Lori Swanson, Attorney General Rebecca Otto, State Auditor",, 17732,"American Association of Museums Conference Scholarship",2012,1867,"Laws of Minnesota for 2011 Chapter 6, Article 4, Subdivision 5, Statewide Historic and Cultural Grants.","Statewide Historic and Cultural Grants. $5,250,000 the first year and $5,250,000 the second year are for history programs and projects operated or conducted by or through local, county, regional, or other historical or cultural organizations; or for activities to preserve significant historic and cultural resources.",,,,,,1867,,,,"Stearns History Museum and Research Center","Non-Profit Business/Entity","To send two people to the American Association of Museums annual meeting and conference, April 29-May 2, 2012, in Minneapolis.",,,2012-03-01,,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund","In Progress",,,Charlene,Akers,"Stearns History Museum and Research Center",,,,,,,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota Historical Society",,Stearns,,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/american-association-museums-conference-scholarship-5,"Historic Resources Advisory Committee Mark Peterson, Winona (Chair) - Executive Director, Winona County Historical Society - Governor's appointee to Minnesota Sesquicentennial and Minnesota Humanities Commissions - Qualified in history, historic preservation and history museum administration Leanne Brown, Eden Prairie - Director of Development, Carver County Library/Library Foundation - Formerly, Executive Director, Carver County Historical Society - Qualified in history, project management and museum studies Jack Byers, Minneapolis - Manager, Minneapolis Community Planning and Economic Development Department (CPED) - Manages CPED's Preservation and Design Section - Qualified in historic preservation, architecture, urban geography and planning Tamara Edevold, Bagley - Executive Director, Clearwater County Historical Society - Active in Minnesota's Historic Northwest, regional historical organization - Qualified in history, archaeology, anthropology and history museum administration Ram Gada, Eden Prairie - Engineer - Active in the documentation of Minnesota's East Indian community - State Historical Records Advisory Board (SHRAB), former member - Qualified in engineering, energy consulting and grants administration William Latady, Tower - Bois Forte Deputy Tribal Historic Preservation Officer - Curator, Bois Forte Heritage Museum - Qualified in archaeology, anthropology, historic preservation and history museum administration Benjamin Vander Kooi, Luverne - Attorney practicing as Vander Kooi Law Offices, P.A., in Luverne, MN - Active in Vote Yes! Campaign - Past chair, MN State Arts Board - Advisor, National Trust for Historic Preservation - Qualified in historic preservation, nonprofit and grants administration Brenda Child, Minneapolis - Chair, Department of American Indian Studies, University of Minnesota - Enrolled member, Red Lake Nation - Qualified in history, American Studies and American Indian Studies Nicole Foss, Bemidji - Executive Director, Beltrami County Historical Society, Bemidji, MN - Qualified in anthropology, historical archaeology, library and museum fields Kris Kiesling, Roseville - Director of Archives and Special Collections at University of MN Libraries - State Historical Records Advisory Board (SHRAB) member - Qualified in library and archives, digital services and history Jan Louwagie, Marshall - Coordinator, Southwest Minnesota Regional Research Center, Southwest Minnesota State University - Founding member of Society for the Study of Local and Regional History - Former member of State Historical Records Advisory Board (SHRAB) - Qualified in history and archival administration Ann Meline, Saint Cloud - Deputy Director, Stearns History Museum, St. Cloud - Formerly Assistant Director/Public Programs managing Exhibits, Collections and Education Departments - Former grant reviewer for Institute of Museum and Library Services - Qualified in history, nonprofit and museum administration Peter Reis, White Bear Lake - President, White Bear Lake Area Historical Society - Chair, Minnesota Historical Society's Grants Review Committee - Qualified in history and nonprofit and grants administration William Stoeri, Minneapolis - Ex-officio member (president of the MHS Board) Missy Staples Thompson, Saint Paul - Ex-officio member (treasurer of the MHS Board)","Minnesota Historical Society Governing Board: William R. Stoeri, President Missy S. Thompson, Vice President Ruth Huss, Vice President D. Stephen Elliott, Secretary Dean M. Nelson, Treasurer Suzanne Blue Brenda J. Child Robert Bruininks Judith S. Corson D. Stephen Elliott Phyllis Rawls Goff William D. Green David R. Hakensen Ruth S. Huss Martha Kaemmer Dennis L. Lamkin David M. Larson Charles Mahar Dean M. Nelson Elizabeth M. Nordlie Dennis Nguyen Peter R. Reis Hussein Samatar Simon Stevens Susan Kenny Stevens William R. Stoeri Karen Wilson Thissen Missy Staples Thompson Eleanor Winston Ex-Officio: Mark Dayton, Governor Yvonne Prattner Solon Lieutenant Governor Mark Ritchie, Secretary of State Lori Swanson, Attorney General Rebecca Otto, State Auditor",, 17650,"Ann Bickle House: Roof Reshingling",2012,18810,"Laws of Minnesota for 2011 Chapter 6, Article 4, Subdivision 5, Statewide Historic and Cultural Grants.","Statewide Historic and Cultural Grants. $5,250,000 the first year and $5,250,000 the second year are for history programs and projects operated or conducted by or through local, county, regional, or other historical or cultural organizations; or for activities to preserve significant historic and cultural resources.",,,,,,18810,,,,"Ann Bickle Heritage House","Non-Profit Business/Entity","To replace the roof on the Ann Bickle House, listed in the National Register of Historic Places, and currently used as a women's center.",,,2012-02-01,,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund","In Progress",,,Sharon,Larson,"Ann Bickle Heritage House",,,,,,,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota Historical Society",,Pope,,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/ann-bickle-house-roof-reshingling,"Historic Resources Advisory Committee Mark Peterson, Winona (Chair) - Executive Director, Winona County Historical Society - Governor's appointee to Minnesota Sesquicentennial and Minnesota Humanities Commissions - Qualified in history, historic preservation and history museum administration Leanne Brown, Eden Prairie - Director of Development, Carver County Library/Library Foundation - Formerly, Executive Director, Carver County Historical Society - Qualified in history, project management and museum studies Jack Byers, Minneapolis - Manager, Minneapolis Community Planning and Economic Development Department (CPED) - Manages CPED's Preservation and Design Section - Qualified in historic preservation, architecture, urban geography and planning Tamara Edevold, Bagley - Executive Director, Clearwater County Historical Society - Active in Minnesota's Historic Northwest, regional historical organization - Qualified in history, archaeology, anthropology and history museum administration Ram Gada, Eden Prairie - Engineer - Active in the documentation of Minnesota's East Indian community - State Historical Records Advisory Board (SHRAB), former member - Qualified in engineering, energy consulting and grants administration William Latady, Tower - Bois Forte Deputy Tribal Historic Preservation Officer - Curator, Bois Forte Heritage Museum - Qualified in archaeology, anthropology, historic preservation and history museum administration Benjamin Vander Kooi, Luverne - Attorney practicing as Vander Kooi Law Offices, P.A., in Luverne, MN - Active in Vote Yes! Campaign - Past chair, MN State Arts Board - Advisor, National Trust for Historic Preservation - Qualified in historic preservation, nonprofit and grants administration Brenda Child, Minneapolis - Chair, Department of American Indian Studies, University of Minnesota - Enrolled member, Red Lake Nation - Qualified in history, American Studies and American Indian Studies Nicole Foss, Bemidji - Executive Director, Beltrami County Historical Society, Bemidji, MN - Qualified in anthropology, historical archaeology, library and museum fields Kris Kiesling, Roseville - Director of Archives and Special Collections at University of MN Libraries - State Historical Records Advisory Board (SHRAB) member - Qualified in library and archives, digital services and history Jan Louwagie, Marshall - Coordinator, Southwest Minnesota Regional Research Center, Southwest Minnesota State University - Founding member of Society for the Study of Local and Regional History - Former member of State Historical Records Advisory Board (SHRAB) - Qualified in history and archival administration Ann Meline, Saint Cloud - Deputy Director, Stearns History Museum, St. Cloud - Formerly Assistant Director/Public Programs managing Exhibits, Collections and Education Departments - Former grant reviewer for Institute of Museum and Library Services - Qualified in history, nonprofit and museum administration Peter Reis, White Bear Lake - President, White Bear Lake Area Historical Society - Chair, Minnesota Historical Society's Grants Review Committee - Qualified in history and nonprofit and grants administration William Stoeri, Minneapolis - Ex-officio member (president of the MHS Board) Missy Staples Thompson, Saint Paul - Ex-officio member (treasurer of the MHS Board)","Minnesota Historical Society Governing Board: William R. Stoeri, President Missy S. Thompson, Vice President Ruth Huss, Vice President D. Stephen Elliott, Secretary Dean M. Nelson, Treasurer Suzanne Blue Brenda J. Child Robert Bruininks Judith S. Corson D. Stephen Elliott Phyllis Rawls Goff William D. Green David R. Hakensen Ruth S. Huss Martha Kaemmer Dennis L. Lamkin David M. Larson Charles Mahar Dean M. Nelson Elizabeth M. Nordlie Dennis Nguyen Peter R. Reis Hussein Samatar Simon Stevens Susan Kenny Stevens William R. Stoeri Karen Wilson Thissen Missy Staples Thompson Eleanor Winston Ex-Officio: Mark Dayton, Governor Yvonne Prattner Solon Lieutenant Governor Mark Ritchie, Secretary of State Lori Swanson, Attorney General Rebecca Otto, State Auditor",, 969,"Ann River Watershed TMDL Project-Phase II",2011,112265,,,,,,,,,,,.43,"Kanabec County Soil and Water Conservation District","Local/Regional Government","This project will be a complete TMDL report for the Biota and Bacteria (E. coli) impairments for the Ann River Watershed. The water bodies associated with these impairments will then be removed from the MPCA’s impaired waters list, and implementation activities to restore the water bodies will begin.",,,2010-10-01,2011-12-31,"Clean Water Fund",Completed,,,Kelly,Osterdyk,"Kanabec County Soil and Water Conservation District",,,,,"(320) 679-3781 ext. 113",kelly.osterdyk@mn.nacdnet.net,"Analysis/Interpretation, Assessment/Evaluation, Modeling, Monitoring, Planning, Technical Assistance","Minnesota Pollution Control Agency",,"Aitkin, Chisago, Isanti, Kanabec, Mille Lacs, Pine",,"Snake River",http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/ann-river-watershed-tmdl-project-phase-ii,,,, 969,"Ann River Watershed TMDL Project-Phase II",2013,2000,,,,,,,,,,,.02,"Kanabec County Soil and Water Conservation District","Local/Regional Government","This project will be a complete TMDL report for the Biota and Bacteria (E. coli) impairments for the Ann River Watershed. The water bodies associated with these impairments will then be removed from the MPCA’s impaired waters list, and implementation activities to restore the water bodies will begin.",,,2010-10-01,2011-12-31,"Clean Water Fund",Completed,,,Kelly,Osterdyk,"Kanabec County Soil and Water Conservation District",,,,,"(320) 679-3781 ext. 113",kelly.osterdyk@mn.nacdnet.net,"Analysis/Interpretation, Assessment/Evaluation, Modeling, Monitoring, Planning, Technical Assistance","Minnesota Pollution Control Agency",,"Aitkin, Chisago, Isanti, Kanabec, Mille Lacs, Pine",,"Snake River",http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/ann-river-watershed-tmdl-project-phase-ii,,,, 969,"Ann River Watershed TMDL Project-Phase II",2012,3000,,,,,,,,,,,.03,"Kanabec County Soil and Water Conservation District","Local/Regional Government","This project will be a complete TMDL report for the Biota and Bacteria (E. coli) impairments for the Ann River Watershed. The water bodies associated with these impairments will then be removed from the MPCA’s impaired waters list, and implementation activities to restore the water bodies will begin.",,,2010-10-01,2011-12-31,"Clean Water Fund",Completed,,,Kelly,Osterdyk,"Kanabec County Soil and Water Conservation District",,,,,"(320) 679-3781 ext. 113",kelly.osterdyk@mn.nacdnet.net,"Analysis/Interpretation, Assessment/Evaluation, Modeling, Monitoring, Planning, Technical Assistance","Minnesota Pollution Control Agency",,"Aitkin, Chisago, Isanti, Kanabec, Mille Lacs, Pine",,"Snake River",http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/ann-river-watershed-tmdl-project-phase-ii,,,, 18463,"Arrowhead Library System Legacy Grant SFY 2012 - SFY 2013",2013,266057,"Laws of Minnesota for 2011 Chapter 6, Article 4, Subdivision 4","These amounts are appropriated to the commissioner of education for grants allocated using existing formulas under Minnesota Statutes, section 134.355, to the 12 Minnesota regional library systems, to provide educational opportunities in the arts, history, literary arts, and cultural heritage of Minnesota. These funds may be used to sponsor programs provided by regional libraries or to provide grants to local arts and cultural heritage programs for programs in partnership with regional libraries. This appropriation is available until June 30, 2015.",,"Total Number of Programs Held: 44 Total Attendance: 29,193 Total Number of Partnerships: 931",,42364,,308421,7187,,.98,"Arrowhead Library System",Libraries,"Minnesota’s 12 regional public library systems, which encompass 350 public libraries in all areas of the state, benefit from a portion of the Legacy Amendment’s Arts and Cultural Heritage Fund. Through State Library Services, a division of the Minnesota Department of Education, each regional public library system receives a formula-driven allocation from the annual $3 million Minnesota Regional Library Legacy Grant.Arrowhead Library System (ALS) is a federated regional public library system with central services located in northeastern Minnesota. ALS has twenty-nine member public libraries located in seven counties: Carlton, Cook, Itasca, Koochiching, Lake, Lake of the Woods, and St. Louis. With Arts and Cultural Heritage funds, ALS and its member libraries present an array of arts, cultural, literary, and Minnesota history programs in collaboration with arts and cultural organizations, independent artists, historical societies, and community organizations. Programs contribute to the cultural vitality of the region and build a lasting legacy. ",,,2011-07-01,2015-06-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Jim,Weikum,"Arrowhead Library System","5528 Emerald Avenue","Mt. Iron",MN,55768,"(218)741-3840 Ext. 230",jim@arrowhead.lib.mn.us,"Digitization/Online Information Access, Education/Outreach/Engagement, Fund Administration, Grants/Contracts, Preservation, Research","Minnesota Department of Education","Girl Reading on a Train - ALS 2013","Carlton, Cook, Itasca, Koochiching, Lake, Lake of the Woods, St. Louis",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/arrowhead-library-system-legacy-grant-sfy-2012-sfy-2013,,,, 18463,"Arrowhead Library System Legacy Grant SFY 2012 - SFY 2013",2012,273267,"Laws of Minnesota for 2011 Chapter 6, Article 4, Subdivision 4 ","These amounts are appropriated to the commissioner of education for grants allocated using existing formulas under Minnesota Statutes, section 134.355, to the 12 Minnesota regional library systems, to provide educational opportunities in the arts, history, literary arts, and cultural heritage of Minnesota. These funds may be used  to sponsor programs provided by regional libraries or to provide grants to local arts and cultural heritage programs for programs in partnership with regional libraries. This appropriation is available until June 30, 2015.",,"Total Number of Programs Held: 18Total Attendance: 12,814Total Number of Partnerships: 58",,30239,"Partner financial support & Arrowhead Library System",265111,8156,,"The amount of staff time necessary to present each program varies, but local library directors estimate between 5-12 staff hours are required for each program.","Arrowhead Library System",Libraries,"Minnesota’s 12 regional public library systems, which encompass 350 public libraries in all areas of the state, benefit from a portion of the Legacy Amendment’s Arts and Cultural Heritage Fund. Through State Library Services, a division of the Minnesota Department of Education, each regional public library system receives a formula-driven allocation from the annual $3 million Minnesota Regional Library Legacy Grant.Arrowhead Library System (ALS) is a federated regional public library system with central services located in northeastern Minnesota. ALS has twenty-nine member public libraries located in seven counties: Carlton, Cook, Itasca, Koochiching, Lake, Lake of the Woods, and St. Louis. With Arts and Cultural Heritage funds, ALS and its member libraries present an array of arts, cultural, literary, and Minnesota history programs in collaboration with arts and cultural organizations, independent artists, historical societies, and community organizations. Programs contribute to the cultural vitality of the region and build a lasting legacy. ",,,2011-07-01,2015-06-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Jim,Weikum,"Arrowhead Library System","5528 Emerald Avenue","Mt. Iron",MN,55768,"(218)741-3840 Ext. 230",jim@arrowhead.lib.mn.us,"Digitization/Online Information Access, Education/Outreach/Engagement, Fund Administration, Grants/Contracts, Preservation, Research","Minnesota Department of Education","Girl Reading on a Train - ALS 2013","Carlton, Cook, Itasca, Koochiching, Lake, Lake of the Woods, St. Louis",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/arrowhead-library-system-legacy-grant-sfy-2012-sfy-2013,,,, 15391,"Artist Initiative",2012,10000,"Laws of Minnesota 2011, First Special Session, chapter 6, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","Minnesota artists are able to expand or further develop their artistic abilities through varied learning opportunities. Minnesota artists are able to develop business skills needed to support their professional art work. More Minnesotans are able to engage in or with the work of Minnesota artists.","1. Developed outdoor painting skills. Greater focus selecting subject matter that enhanced the whole of my body of work. Identified composition as a focal point, recognized the need to edit and hone the gist of the paintings to most clearly communicate this idea. Learned to think of a body of work, rather than individual pieces. I advanced my abilities taking small field study paintings into the studio to produce much larger canvases. 2. I evaluated these achievements based on feedback from the teachers and students whose classes I gave demos, lectures and showings to. 2: 1. Planning a budget for a project, amending it to reflect changing circumstances. Shopping for vendors to better fit the needs and budget of project. Developed persuasive writing skills in pitching different art centers on a proposed exhibit. Small, but not insignificant: developed personal presentation skills in approaching various commercial properties for permission to paint on their grounds. 2. I successfully adjusted my budget when unable to mount an exhibit in the grant period. I stayed within that budget. Feedback from the students, teachers and other artists that comment on the way I handle my art as a business. Exhibiting will manifest the business side more clearly.",,152,"Other, local or private",10152,,,,"Scott Lloyd Anderson",Individual,"Artist Initiative",,"Anderson will create paintings of local, contemporary, urban, and suburban environments, many to be painted on location, culminating in an exhibition.",2012-05-01,2013-04-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,"Scott Lloyd",Anderson,"Scott Lloyd Anderson",,,MN,,"(651) 336-5027 ",scott@twosprucedesign.com,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Anoka, Hennepin, Scott, Stearns, St. Louis",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/artist-initiative-1,"Marlon Davidson: Artist, writer, and educator.; Roderick Massey: Artist; Aldo Moroni, Jr.: Artist; Seho Park: Professor of art, Winona State University. Visual artist.; Kimberlee Roth: Technician for the Art and Art History Department, St Catherine University. Ceramic artist.; Barbara Wood: Awards committee member, Arrowhead Regional Arts Council. Bead and textile artist.; Laura Youngbird: Art instructor and cultural counselor.","Judson Bemis Jr., Actor, arts administrator, founder and principal of Clere Consulting. Secretary, Minnesota State Arts Board., Ardell Brede, Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002., Peggy Burnet, Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Chair of the Nominating Committee, Smithsonian National Board. Trustee, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board., Michael Charron, Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board., Sean Dowse, Executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Music Coalition, Minnesota Citizens for the Arts, and Anderson Center for Interdisciplinary Studies., John Gunyou, City manager, Minnetonka., Benjamin Klipfel, Executive Director, Alexandria Area Arts Association, Inc. Director and arts educator.,Ellen McInnis, Director of Twin Cities government relations, Wells Fargo. Member of Bottineau Boulevard Partnership. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board., Pamela Perri, Executive vice president, Builders Association of Minnesota., Margaret Rapp, Former educator, Saint Paul Academy and Summit School. Officer at-large, Minnesota State Arts Board., Anton Treuer, Professor of Ojibwe, Bemidji State University.",,No 15441,"Artist Initiative",2012,10000,"Laws of Minnesota 2011, First Special Session, chapter 6, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","More Minnesotans are able to engage in or with the work of Minnesota artists.","Because of its initial location at the Mill City Museum and subsequent touring of the state, thousands of Minnesotans have experienced this presentation. More will be impacted by the installation. it is now touring the state. The project also goes home with the audience through a brochure and an expanded one that I’m preparing for tour venues. A book has been drafted and presently in revision. The aesthetics of the work notwithstanding, the audience was able to identify with a selection of the small group of people that experienced this tragic and totally preventable event. The rest of us had a sense of survivor’s guilt, as many had been on the 35W Bridge that day or week, it could have easily been us. The portraits of the first responders and the twisted remnants of the bridge gave further sense of the wrenching emotional experience, ranging from tragic to heroic, that it was. The project became a BRIDGE between those who lived it and the rest of us.",,29500,"Other, local or private",39500,,,,"Vance F. Gellert AKA Vance Gellert",Individual,"Artist Initiative",,"Gellert will produce a photographic exhibition about the 35W bridge collapse and develop a related book of photographs. An exhibition of his photos will take place at the Minnesota History Center and in other Minnesota locations as part of the fifth anni",2012-05-01,2013-04-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Vance,Gellert,"Vance F. Gellert AKA Vance Gellert",,,MN,,"(612) 618-0526 ",vancegellert@gmail.com,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Dakota, Ramsey, Washington, Scott, Goodhue, Itasca, Stearns, Otter Tail, Blue Earth, Winona",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/artist-initiative-13,"Donald Clark: Professor of art and photography, Minnesota State University Moorhead.; Peter Eide: Photographer; Peter Johnson: Visual artist, founder of Seeing the Big Riveràthru art and service.; Vivienne Morgan: Photographer, adjunct professor at Bemidji State University; Karen Stout-Heller: Visual artist; Kimberlee Whaley: Senior photographer, Goldstein Museum of Design, and co-founder of The MVA Studio.","Judson Bemis Jr., Actor, arts administrator, founder and principal of Clere Consulting. Secretary, Minnesota State Arts Board., Ardell Brede, Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002., Peggy Burnet, Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Chair of the Nominating Committee, Smithsonian National Board. Trustee, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board., Michael Charron, Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board., Sean Dowse, Executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Music Coalition, Minnesota Citizens for the Arts, and Anderson Center for Interdisciplinary Studies., John Gunyou, City manager, Minnetonka., Benjamin Klipfel, Executive Director, Alexandria Area Arts Association, Inc. Director and arts educator.,Ellen McInnis, Director of Twin Cities government relations, Wells Fargo. Member of Bottineau Boulevard Partnership. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board., Pamela Perri, Executive vice president, Builders Association of Minnesota., Margaret Rapp, Former educator, Saint Paul Academy and Summit School. Officer at-large, Minnesota State Arts Board., Anton Treuer, Professor of Ojibwe, Bemidji State University.",,No 15471,"Artist Initiative",2012,8800,"Laws of Minnesota 2011, First Special Session, chapter 6, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","More Minnesotans are able to engage in or with the work of Minnesota artists.","I impacted Minnesota artists and arts audiences by holding four outstate readings in Duluth, Red Wing, St Cloud, and Mankato. I had well attended literary readings in all four spots, inviting local writers and poets to read with me. At the four readings I had 20 different artists join me to read and attendance of around 300 people total.",,,,8800,,,,"John S. Jodzio",Individual,"Artist Initiative",,"Jodzio will complete his third collection of short stories and prepare it for submission to publishers. He will also organize four literary events in Duluth, Saint Cloud, Rochester, and Mankato, in which he will read from his new manuscript and feature o",2012-05-01,2012-09-01,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,John,Jodzio,"John S. Jodzio",,,MN,,"(612) 708-9681 ",johnjodzio@yahoo.com,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"St. Louis, Goodhue, Stearns, Blue Earth",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/artist-initiative-27,"Megan Atwood: Writing instructor, Hamline University. Literary agent, writer, and editor.; Catherine Dybiec Holm: Writer, editor, yoga instructor.; Christine Kolaya: Writer and professor, University of Minnesota Morris.; Ethan Rutherford: Writer; Patrick Thomas: Editor and program manager, Milkweed Editions; Eric Vrooman: Writer and professor, Gustavus Adolphus College; Kao Yang: Writer and educator.","Judson Bemis Jr., Actor, arts administrator, founder and principal of Clere Consulting. Secretary, Minnesota State Arts Board., Ardell Brede, Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002., Peggy Burnet, Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Chair of the Nominating Committee, Smithsonian National Board. Trustee, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board., Michael Charron, Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board., Sean Dowse, Executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Music Coalition, Minnesota Citizens for the Arts, and Anderson Center for Interdisciplinary Studies., John Gunyou, City manager, Minnetonka., Benjamin Klipfel, Executive Director, Alexandria Area Arts Association, Inc. Director and arts educator.,Ellen McInnis, Director of Twin Cities government relations, Wells Fargo. Member of Bottineau Boulevard Partnership. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board., Pamela Perri, Executive vice president, Builders Association of Minnesota., Margaret Rapp, Former educator, Saint Paul Academy and Summit School. Officer at-large, Minnesota State Arts Board., Anton Treuer, Professor of Ojibwe, Bemidji State University.",,Yes 15535,"Artist Initiative",2012,9400,"Laws of Minnesota 2011, First Special Session, chapter 6, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","Minnesota artists are able to expand or further develop their artistic abilities through varied learning opportunities. Minnesota artists are able to develop business skills needed to support their professional art work. More Minnesotans are able to engage in or with the work of Minnesota artists.","Though I didn't mark this as an expected project outcome in my grant, it became an outcome for all the artists who played on my album and at the CD release: Each of the 7 players, who are at the top of their fields, told me this was some of the most challenging music they've had to learn and play. Without intending it, I had exposed them to an unfamiliar idiom (Czech, Slovak, and Rusyn folk music) that became a learning experience for each of them on their instruments, with the added challenge of successfully melding that folk music with the American folk styles they are more familiar with. I also learned a great deal about American bluegrass, country, and Americana with the added challenge of arranging Eastern European songs in an American folk idiom. The evaluation is in the musicians' comments to me and in what I hear on the recording—a seamless confluence of styles. 2: For the first time, I self-produced both a solo album and an accompanying CD release party, both of which required tremendous planning, promotion, networking, researching, budgeting, and negotiating. Without working diligently on each of those skills, I could neither have completed the album, nor could the performance have been scheduled in time (the album was released 2 weeks before the grant period ended, with the show shortly thereafter on April 20). The most obvious achievement was in the promotion of both: I had interviews on KFAI's Womenfolk and Fubar Omniverse and on Minnesota Public Radio's Radio Heartland; I had radio play beyond those programs; I included Quick Response codes on my posters to track traffic to my site; at least 2 venues (Cesko-Slovanský Podporující Spolek Hall and Black Dog Café) promoted my work on my behalf; and I used Facebook and social media nearly every day to gain exposure. Attendance at the CD release, my website traffic, and Facebook statistics all prove my achievement.",,3997,"Other, local or private",13397,,,,"Natalie Nowytski",Individual,"Artist Initiative",,"Nowytski will produce a recording that fuses traditional vocals from Czech, Slovak, and Carpatho-Rusyn folk songs with American folk playing styles that feature the Prague-based Amistar resophonic guitar.",2012-05-01,2013-04-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Natalie,Nowytski,"Natalie Nowytski",,,MN,,"(612) 384-6760 ",natalie.nowytski@gmail.com,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Anoka, Benton, Blue Earth, Brown, Carver, Dakota, Hennepin, Le Sueur, Mower, Nicollet, Olmsted, Pine, Ramsey, Scott, Sherburne, Stearns, Washington, Wright",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/artist-initiative-44,"Jason Allen: Electronic performance artist and Producer, Ballet Mech.; Jill Dawe: Associate professor of music, Augsburg College.; Paula Gudmundson: Founder, Seven Suns ensemble. Artist and arts educator.; Daniel Kallman: Composer; Janis Lane-Ewart: Executive director, KFAI, Fresh Air, Inc. Volunteer programmer, ""The Collective Eye"" (KFAI). Treasurer, Association of Minnesota Public Educational Radio Stations, and National Federation of Community Broadcasters.; Martha Lindberg: Handbell director, Centenary ","Judson Bemis Jr., Actor, arts administrator, founder and principal of Clere Consulting. Secretary, Minnesota State Arts Board., Ardell Brede, Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002., Peggy Burnet, Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Chair of the Nominating Committee, Smithsonian National Board. Trustee, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board., Michael Charron, Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board., Sean Dowse, Executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Music Coalition, Minnesota Citizens for the Arts, and Anderson Center for Interdisciplinary Studies., John Gunyou, City manager, Minnetonka., Benjamin Klipfel, Executive Director, Alexandria Area Arts Association, Inc. Director and arts educator.,Ellen McInnis, Director of Twin Cities government relations, Wells Fargo. Member of Bottineau Boulevard Partnership. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board., Pamela Perri, Executive vice president, Builders Association of Minnesota., Margaret Rapp, Former educator, Saint Paul Academy and Summit School. Officer at-large, Minnesota State Arts Board., Anton Treuer, Professor of Ojibwe, Bemidji State University.",,No 15538,"Artist Initiative",2012,10000,"Laws of Minnesota 2011, First Special Session, chapter 6, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","Minnesota artists are able to expand or further develop their artistic abilities through varied learning opportunities. More Minnesotans are able to engage in or with the work of Minnesota artists.","I achieved exactly what I set out to do with this grant: 1) I commissioned three new works for solo clarinet which I then performed on concerts in St Paul, Duluth, and St Cloud; and 2) I recorded all three pieces for eventual release on a CD. All of these activities happened right on schedule, with performances taking place in March 2013 and recording in April 2013. I would evaluate the achievement very highly because A) the quality of the music that the composers wrote for me was uniformly excellent, and B) I was able to deliver exciting interpretations of these new pieces which were refined over the course of three performances, and which were then documented through a studio recording. I am confident that these actions will go a long way to helping me achieve my ultimate goal of establishing myself as a major commissioner of new music for the clarinet. 2: All of the composers I commissioned are Minnesota-based. The concert program contained both the new works and also two other pieces by Minnesota composers. I performed all of these pieces in venues across the state: St Paul, Duluth, and St Cloud. Audiences were able to both hear the pieces and engage with myself and the composers, all of whom were in attendance at each performance. The concerts in Duluth and St Cloud were on university campuses, and at both places I gave talks to the students about working with composers, commissioning new works, and how to go about securing the funding for new commissions. I evaluate these achievements highly for several reasons: First, the concert attendance was high, especially for my first performance in St Paul, where I had around 60 attendees in Studio Z. This is a very respectable audience size for a concert of new music. Secondly, audience feedback was very positive due to the high quality of both the new compositions and my performances.",,5500,"Other, local or private",15500,,,,"Patrick W. O'Keefe AKA Pat O'Keefe",Individual,"Artist Initiative",,"OÆKeefe will commission three Minnesota composers, Scott Miller, Ann Millikan, and Brett Warchow, to create new works for the clarinet which he will premiere and record in spring 2013.",2012-06-01,2013-04-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Patrick,O'Keefe,"Patrick W. O'Keefe AKA Pat O'Keefe",,,MN,,"(651) 774-7508 ",patokeefe88@gmail.com,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Ramsey, Hennepin, Stearns, St. Louis",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/artist-initiative-45,"Jason Allen: Electronic performance artist and Producer, Ballet Mech.; Jill Dawe: Associate professor of music, Augsburg College.; Paula Gudmundson: Founder, Seven Suns ensemble. Artist and arts educator.; Daniel Kallman: Composer; Janis Lane-Ewart: Executive director, KFAI, Fresh Air, Inc. Volunteer programmer, ""The Collective Eye"" (KFAI). Treasurer, Association of Minnesota Public Educational Radio Stations, and National Federation of Community Broadcasters.; Martha Lindberg: Handbell director, Centenary ","Judson Bemis Jr., Actor, arts administrator, founder and principal of Clere Consulting. Secretary, Minnesota State Arts Board., Ardell Brede, Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002., Peggy Burnet, Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Chair of the Nominating Committee, Smithsonian National Board. Trustee, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board., Michael Charron, Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board., Sean Dowse, Executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Music Coalition, Minnesota Citizens for the Arts, and Anderson Center for Interdisciplinary Studies., John Gunyou, City manager, Minnetonka., Benjamin Klipfel, Executive Director, Alexandria Area Arts Association, Inc. Director and arts educator.,Ellen McInnis, Director of Twin Cities government relations, Wells Fargo. Member of Bottineau Boulevard Partnership. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board., Pamela Perri, Executive vice president, Builders Association of Minnesota., Margaret Rapp, Former educator, Saint Paul Academy and Summit School. Officer at-large, Minnesota State Arts Board., Anton Treuer, Professor of Ojibwe, Bemidji State University.",,Yes 15551,"Artist Initiative",2012,10000,"Laws of Minnesota 2011, First Special Session, chapter 6, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","Minnesota artists are able to expand or further develop their artistic abilities through varied learning opportunities. Minnesota artists are able to develop business skills needed to support their professional art work. More Minnesotans are able to engage in or with the work of Minnesota artists.","1) I was able to produce a body of work that using letterpress type and stell dyes on paper and metal. I was able to use letterpress printing through the help and expertise of local printshops, the use of their type and the purchase of my own type. I was able to spend a good deal of time developing these skills. 2) The work is of very good quality as compared to the teachings and evaluations of local letterpress printers. 2: 1. The work was shown at a Saint Cloud Art Crawl and I plan to include the work in future exhibitions with national galleries. 2. Reception at the art fair was overwhelmingly positive and my gallery in Dallas, Texas has shown interest in showing similar work in 2014.",,,,10000,,,,"Justin Quinn",Individual,"Artist Initiative",,"Quinn will develop a body of letterpress prints. He plans to display his finished work during one of Saint Cloud's regular art crawls.",2012-05-01,2013-04-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Justin,Quinn,"Justin Quinn",,,MN,,"(320) 253-3496 ",jgquinn@stcloudstate.edu,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Sherburne, Benton, Stearns",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/artist-initiative-51,"Shirley Chouinard: Visual artist; Mary Ann Cleary: Artist; Ernest Miller: Ceramic artist and educator, Fired Up Studios and Minnetonka Center for the Arts.; Bartholomew Ryan: Assistant curator, Walker Art Center.; John Sterner: Academic specialist and art educator professor, Southwest Minnesota State University. Member, Southwestern Minnesota Iron Pour Association.; Randall Walker: Artist","Judson Bemis Jr., Actor, arts administrator, founder and principal of Clere Consulting. Secretary, Minnesota State Arts Board., Ardell Brede, Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002., Peggy Burnet, Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Chair of the Nominating Committee, Smithsonian National Board. Trustee, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board., Michael Charron, Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board., Sean Dowse, Executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Music Coalition, Minnesota Citizens for the Arts, and Anderson Center for Interdisciplinary Studies., John Gunyou, City manager, Minnetonka., Benjamin Klipfel, Executive Director, Alexandria Area Arts Association, Inc. Director and arts educator.,Ellen McInnis, Director of Twin Cities government relations, Wells Fargo. Member of Bottineau Boulevard Partnership. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board., Pamela Perri, Executive vice president, Builders Association of Minnesota., Margaret Rapp, Former educator, Saint Paul Academy and Summit School. Officer at-large, Minnesota State Arts Board., Anton Treuer, Professor of Ojibwe, Bemidji State University.",,No 15983,"Artist in Residency",2012,3000,"Laws of Minnesota 2011, First Special Session, chapter 6, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access ACHF Arts Education","1. Students will be able to demonstrate a basic understanding of the history, theory, and/or application of an artistic medium/area. 2. Students will be able to identify and describe a range of approaches (artists/styles) from a medium/area. 3. Students will experience the creative process and exhibit a creative approach to problem-solving. 4. Students will be able to exercise informed aesthetic or critical judgment. 5. Students will describe how the arts reflect and influence the individual and society.The core group of students in all Art Department classes will participate in graded classroom discussions, written responses, and, in some cases, art historical and theoretical papers that demonstrate their understanding of contemporary environmental artists and art works, the process of making public art, and the mixture of concepts and techniques found in environmental art. The half of the core group that will work with Mr. Dougherty on building the sculpture will, through volunteering and in-class projects that involve their own small-scale installations and drawings, show their understanding of how to select and use environmental art media and how to work collaboratively or meet collaboratively-created goals. Some of these evaluation methods will be used in future Art Department classes that will continue some of the observation, analysis, and imitation of Mr. Dougherty's installation throughout its lifetime.","Conceptually speaking, students learned through experience and observation how contemporary environmental artists interact with, enhance and question ideas about environmental beauty, stewardship and sustainability; and how such artists work with a wide v",,26300,"Other, local or private",29300,,"Steve Armstrong, Dennis Beach, Carie Braun, Tony Christianson, Marilou Eldred, Patrick Ellingsworth, Terry Fruth, Conner Griffin, Stuart Harvey Jr., Michael Hemesath, Linda Hoeschler, Eric Hollas, Ann Huntrods, William Jeatran, Tom Joyce, James Knoblach, ",,"Saint John's University","Public College/University","Patrick Dougherty Residency",,"Patrick Dougherty, an internationally renowned artist, will spend 3 weeks at Saint JohnÆs University this fall, where he will create a monumental outdoor sculpture made of saplings, while teaching college students, faculty, staff, community members and K-12 students about environmental art.",2012-09-02,2012-09-22,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Rachel,Melis,"Saint John's University","31802 County Rd 159",Collegeville,MN,56321,"(320) 363-5413 ",rmelis@csbsju.edu,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board, Central Minnesota Arts Board",,"Stearns, Benton, Wright, Sherburne",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/artist-residency-15,"Mike Carlson: Foley High School Art Teacher, potter; Janice Courtney: Arts Advisor/Assistant Director of Saint Cloud State University Program Board; P.J. Fanberg: Executive Director of Land Of Lakes Choirboys of Minnesota; Leslie Hanlon: Director of Fundraising and Marketing for the College of Saint Benedict/Saint John's University Fine Arts Series; Chris Rasmussen: retired Foley Senior High School art teacher, Minnesota Citizens for the Arts Board Member and College of Saint Benedicts/Saint John's University Fine Arts Programming Advisory Council Member; John Stander: Executive Director for Elk River Arts Alliance, school administrator; Peter Veljkovich: served on the Littleton Fine Arts Committee and as county representative for the South Suburban Arts Committee, Fine Arts Photographer, Writer, Disc Jockey; Helene Woods: Board Member of the Monticello Arts Council; Sharon Tracy: Coon Rapids High School Humanities and English Teacher; Charlene Sul: Art Director for Hands Across the World, facilitator, Art Lecturer.","Mike Carlson: Foley High School Art Teacher, potter; Janice Courtney: Arts Advisor/Assistant Director of St. Cloud State University Program Board; P.J. Fanberg: Executive Director of Land Of Lakes Choirboys of Minnesota; Leslie Hanlon: Director of Fundraising and Marketing for the College of St Benedicts/St John's University Fine Arts Series; Chris Rasmussen: retired Foley Senior High School art teacher, Minnesota Citizens for the Arts Board Member and College of St Benedicts/St John's University Fine Arts Programming Advisory Council Member; John Stander: Executive director for Elk River Arts Alliance, school administrator; Peter Veljkovich: served on the Littleton Fine Arts Committee and as county representative for the South Suburban Arts Committee, Fine Arts Photographer, Writer, Disc Jockey; Helene Woods: Board Member of the Monticello Arts Council; Sharon Tracy: Coon Rapids High School Humanities and English Teacher; Charlene Sul: Art Director for Hands Across the World, facilitator, Art Lecturer.",,No 15872,"Artist Mentor",2012,850,"Laws of Minnesota 2011, First Special Session, chapter 6, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3"," ACHF Arts Education","Increase skill level of student.Skill level assessed by professional artist at beginning of study and again at the end of study using a variety of skill assessment tools.","Skill level and understanding of art discipline increased significantly.",,,,850,,,,"Molly Krautkremer",Individual,"Painting mentorship",,"Student mentorship with professional painter.",2012-03-14,2013-03-14,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Molly,Krautkremer,"Molly Krautkremer",,,MN,,,,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board, Five Wings Arts Council ",,"Crow Wing",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/artist-mentor-8,"Bill Hansen: arts advocate, college campus arts committee organizer; Kathryn Lohr: art historian, retired librarian; Laura Busch: community theatre activist; Pat Dullum: retired music teacher and community theatre activist; Lynn Houle-Bushinger: Initiative Foundation financial executive and arts advocate; Peg Churchwell: graphic designer and artist, community leader; Ann Finch: community theatre producer, community leader; Bernie Nelsen: retired High School Counselor, active men's chorus member; Jamie Robertson: Arts Administrator, arts advocate, community leader; Mary Scmidt: professional storyteller, college faculty and creative arts club advisor; Mark Turner: Five Wings Arts Council Staff, arts administrator.","Bill Hansen: arts advocate, college campus arts committee organizer; Kathryn Lohr: art historian, retired librarian; Laura Busch: community theatre activist; Pat Dullum: retired music teacher and community theatre activist; Lynn Houle-Bushinger: Initiative Foundation financial executive and arts advocate; Peg Churchwell: graphic designer and artist, community leader; Ann Finch: community theatre producer, community leader; Bernie Nelsen: retired High School Counselor, active men's chorus member; Jamie Robertson: Arts Administrator, arts advocate, community leader; Mary Scmidt: professional storyteller, college faculty and creative arts club advisor; Mark Turner: Five Wings Arts Council Staff, arts administrator.",,No 15942,"Artist in Residency",2012,2678,"Laws of Minnesota 2011, First Special Session, chapter 6, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access ACHF Arts Education ACHF Cultural Heritage","The success for this project will be seen in many ways. First in creating the puppets they will be making creatures from many types of material. The follow up in painting them and then actually using them in a parade experience will give the children a chance to see them come to life. The whole experience will be one that will be creative and one that they will remember. The activities that Chris has planned for this residency will lead to the children to create puppets in a creative manner. The puppets will have many facial expressions that the children can combine with other puppets to create many moods. The project is so new for the children that it will be one they will remember for years to come. The arts experience to be gained by the children will not only encourage creativeness but also give the children one of their first experiences of working together toward a common goal of creating puppets. This experience will also be unique for one of our educational partners in which the College of Saint Benedict students who work with the children will have a special learning experience. They will now have a new way to teach art lessons to their future classes. To give them this opportunity to have a hands experience in such a new learning project will be one that will impact their teaching for years to come. This experience will result in these future kindergarten teachers preparing a unit plan for their future classrooms about puppets.Since this is such a hands-on project, the vast majority of the evaluation will be done by observation. The teachers have a number of measurements that are used to make artistic goals. They will have a daily journal of what is taking place with the children. Also, we will ask Chris to keep a log of what he sees the children doing as the puppets evolve. The main assessment for the project will be done by John who is a former teacher and university dean. He will be writing the evaluation report for the project. Also, the principal and art teacher will be involved in assessing the value of the project. As described earlier it will be the daily logs of the teachers who will keep track of how the children are progressing in making the puppets. The main thing we plan to learn from this project is to see how such a unique one can take place at the kindergarten level. We are bringing a new opportunity to these young children for the first time. The teachers are excited to make this happen for the children. We plan to use the results of our evaluation in planning for a project like this in the future for our primary age children. In making this available for the first time to such a young audience at Clearview Elementary we are bringing puppetry alive for 100 children. This has not happened before and thus we are clearly meeting the goal of making art more accessible for Minnesotans. We will measure this outcome by seeing the final result at the public program when the children display their work. But also, we will see what the teachers and Chris say in their journals about the project on a daily basis.","This residency in puppetry proved to be a wonderful experience for the children. The kindergarten children over the course of the week learned to make puppets out of milk cartons. The artistic skills they learned in applying different colors, pasting and ",,297,"Other, local or private",2975,,"Al Dahlgren, Les Green, Peter Hamerlinck, Cindy Harner, Bruce Mohs, Jerry Von Korff, Dennis Whipple",,"Clearview Elementary","K-12 Education","Puppetry at Clearview Elementary",,"This project involves having Christopher Lutter-Gardells come to Clearview Elementary to conduct a residency on puppetry. He was chosen because this arts experience is something that these children have not had before. It will be unique to have this happen in our school.",2013-02-04,2013-02-08,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,John,Bowden,"Clearview Elementary","7310 Hwy 24 SE","Clear Lake",MN,55319,"(320) 217-5374 ",jmpjbow@charter.net,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board, Central Minnesota Arts Board",,"Sherburne, Stearns",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/artist-residency-12,"Mike Carlson: Foley High School Art Teacher, potter; Janice Courtney: Arts Advisor/Assistant Director of Saint Cloud State University Program Board; P.J. Fanberg: Executive Director of Land Of Lakes Choirboys of Minnesota; Leslie Hanlon: Director of Fundraising and Marketing for the College of Saint Benedict/Saint John's University Fine Arts Series; Chris Rasmussen: retired Foley Senior High School art teacher, Minnesota Citizens for the Arts Board Member and College of Saint Benedicts/Saint John's University Fine Arts Programming Advisory Council Member; John Stander: Executive Director for Elk River Arts Alliance, school administrator; Peter Veljkovich: served on the Littleton Fine Arts Committee and as county representative for the South Suburban Arts Committee, Fine Arts Photographer, Writer, Disc Jockey; Helene Woods: Board Member of the Monticello Arts Council; Sharon Tracy: Coon Rapids High School Humanities and English Teacher; Charlene Sul: Art Director for Hands Across the World, facilitator, Art Lecturer.","Mike Carlson: Foley High School Art Teacher, potter; Janice Courtney: Arts Advisor/Assistant Director of St. Cloud State University Program Board; P.J. Fanberg: Executive Director of Land Of Lakes Choirboys of Minnesota; Leslie Hanlon: Director of Fundraising and Marketing for the College of St Benedicts/St John's University Fine Arts Series; Chris Rasmussen: retired Foley Senior High School art teacher, Minnesota Citizens for the Arts Board Member and College of St Benedicts/St John's University Fine Arts Programming Advisory Council Member; John Stander: Executive director for Elk River Arts Alliance, school administrator; Peter Veljkovich: served on the Littleton Fine Arts Committee and as county representative for the South Suburban Arts Committee, Fine Arts Photographer, Writer, Disc Jockey; Helene Woods: Board Member of the Monticello Arts Council; Sharon Tracy: Coon Rapids High School Humanities and English Teacher; Charlene Sul: Art Director for Hands Across the World, facilitator, Art Lecturer.",,No 15959,"Artist in Residency",2012,3000,"Laws of Minnesota 2011, First Special Session, chapter 6, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access ACHF Arts Education","1. Upon completion of the workshop, participants will each have a piece proudly displayed in a shared space. Participants will browse intently showing appreciation and respect for the work of others. 2. Participants will be able to use English language to tell about their work, both the meaning behind the design and the construction methods. 3. 70% of the students who start the class are retained for the six sessions. 4. 70% of the work completed meets the posted standard of quality and is eligible to be exhibited. 5. 20% of the product from this class that is exhibited is sold, providing a source of income for participants. 6. 70% of the participants continue to use the sewing machines at Hands Across the World. 7. 50% of the posted vocabulary becomes a part of participants' active vocabulary. 8. Participants begin to teach new refugees who arrive at Hands Across the World.1. Registration and attendance records. 2. Photos showing both the vocabulary lists and standards of a quality product that the artist has posted during the course. 3. Records and photos of items exhibited and sold. 4. Observations made by staff of participants during and after exhibit. 5. Comments on increased participant fluency from language teachers at Hands Across the World. 6. The exhibit and opening reception draw a crowd equal to the average of other exhibits at the Paramount.","Students will: develop fine motor skills (use scissors precisely, pin fabrics accurately, thread sewing machines, maneuver fabric in machines, iron without causing harm), develop artistic skills (select pleasing combination of fabrics), work to a quality ",,530,"Other, local or private",3530,,"Augusto Rojas, Erin Bitzan, Paul Imolte, Jama Ayanle, Martina Paynter, Elizabeth Tot, Sergei Gavalov, Sarah Steckling",,"Hands Across the World","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Free at Last",,"Artist Solveig Anderson will use upcycling art techniques to create quilted wall hangings, totebags or fold-over wallets with refugees at Hands Across the World to capture the story of refugees' journeys and teach practical sewing, vocabulary, expressive and work skills, all through an artistic medium.",2012-10-01,2012-11-09,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Brianda,Cediel,"Hands Across the World","1605 Goettens Way, Ste 206","St Cloud",MN,56301,"(320) 260-1072 ",handsacrosstheworldmn@gmail.com,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board, Central Minnesota Arts Board",,"Benton, Sherburne, Stearns",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/artist-residency-14,"Mike Carlson: Foley High School Art Teacher, potter; Janice Courtney: Arts Advisor/Assistant Director of Saint Cloud State University Program Board; P.J. Fanberg: Executive Director of Land Of Lakes Choirboys of Minnesota; Leslie Hanlon: Director of Fundraising and Marketing for the College of Saint Benedict/Saint John's University Fine Arts Series; Chris Rasmussen: retired Foley Senior High School art teacher, Minnesota Citizens for the Arts Board Member and College of Saint Benedicts/Saint John's University Fine Arts Programming Advisory Council Member; John Stander: Executive Director for Elk River Arts Alliance, school administrator; Peter Veljkovich: served on the Littleton Fine Arts Committee and as county representative for the South Suburban Arts Committee, Fine Arts Photographer, Writer, Disc Jockey; Helene Woods: Board Member of the Monticello Arts Council; Sharon Tracy: Coon Rapids High School Humanities and English Teacher; Charlene Sul: Art Director for Hands Across the World, facilitator, Art Lecturer.","Mike Carlson: Foley High School Art Teacher, potter; Janice Courtney: Arts Advisor/Assistant Director of St. Cloud State University Program Board; P.J. Fanberg: Executive Director of Land Of Lakes Choirboys of Minnesota; Leslie Hanlon: Director of Fundraising and Marketing for the College of St Benedicts/St John's University Fine Arts Series; Chris Rasmussen: retired Foley Senior High School art teacher, Minnesota Citizens for the Arts Board Member and College of St Benedicts/St John's University Fine Arts Programming Advisory Council Member; John Stander: Executive director for Elk River Arts Alliance, school administrator; Peter Veljkovich: served on the Littleton Fine Arts Committee and as county representative for the South Suburban Arts Committee, Fine Arts Photographer, Writer, Disc Jockey; Helene Woods: Board Member of the Monticello Arts Council; Sharon Tracy: Coon Rapids High School Humanities and English Teacher; Charlene Sul: Art Director for Hands Across the World, facilitator, Art Lecturer.",,No 12925,"Artist in Residency",2012,3000,"Laws of Minnesota 2011, First Special Session, chapter 6, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access ACHF Arts Education","A number of outcomes will come as a result of this project. 1. Children will add a new dimension to their reading development and will be able to come to have an appreciation of many forms of literature. 2. A foundation will be laid for students by this project to come to appreciate the arts in a new way and especially in the field of literature. 3. A confidence will be gained by the children in their ability to stand before others and express themselves in a new way. 4. A respect will be gained by their fellow classmates as they will see them in a new light. Instead of being quiet and shy children will come alive in expressing themselves. 5. The foundation for future oral presentations by the children will carry over for many years to come. The field of music for example is just one area when they sing they will have a new way of expressing themselves because Reader's Theater has helped them. 6. Better citizens of the state of Minnesota will be developed by this project.This project will be measured on the evaluations teachers give each child on how their oral reading is presented. Also, we will see how the core classes gain from this experience by asking the children to express in a written format how they see their experiences from this project. Another avenue will be the reading grades the children receive that will tell how what their reading level is. In introducing a new way to look at literature we will be enhancing their confidence to want to go further in their learning. For the gifted student, ReaderÆs Theater will allow them to reach new limits they have not tried before.","The children gave oral readings individually and in small groups to children from other classes. Also, they gave readings at the final program. These readings were the best evaluation tool to see if they had mastered the techniques of Reader Theater. Also",,1255,"Other, local or private",4255,,"Al Dahlgren, Les Green, Peter Hamerlinck, Cindy Harner, Bruce Mohs, Jerry VonKorff, Dennis Whipple",,"Clearview Elementary","K-12 Education","Readers Theater at Clearview Elementary",,"Clearview Elementary would like to bring May Dank back to our school for a second year to conduct a two week residency in ReaderÆs Theater for the first and second grade students.",2012-03-19,2012-03-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,John,Bowden,"Clearview Elementary","7310 Hwy 24 SE","Clear Lake",MN,55319,"(320) 217-5374 ",jmpjbow@charter.net,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board, Central Minnesota Arts Board",,"Stearns, Sherburne",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/artist-residency-10,"Mike Carlson: Foley High School Art Teacher, potter; Chris Rasmussen: retired Foley Senior High School art teacher, Minnesota Citizens for the Arts Board Member and College of Saint Benedict/Saint John's University Fine Arts Programming Advisory Council Member; Sharon Tracy: Coon Rapids High School Humanities and English Teacher; Helene Woods: Board Member of the Monticello Arts Council; Leslie Hanlon: Director of Fundraising and Marketing for the College of Saint Benedict/Saint John's University Fine Arts Series; Janice Courtney: Arts Advisor/Assistant Director of Saint Cloud State University Program Board.","Mike Carlson: Foley High School Art Teacher, potter; Chris Rasmussen: retired Foley Senior High School art teacher, Minnesota Citizens for the Arts Board Member and College of St Benedicts/St John's University Fine Arts Programming Advisory Council Member; Sharon Tracy: Coon Rapids High School Humanities and English Teacher; Helene Woods: Board Member of the Monticello Arts Council; Leslie Hanlon: Director of Fundraising and Marketing for the College of St Benedicts/St John's University Fine Arts Series; Janice Courtney: Arts Advisor/Assistant Director of St. Cloud State University Program Board.",,No 15393,"Arts Tour Minnesota ",2012,46803,"Laws of Minnesota 2011, First Special Session, chapter 6, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","Minnesota professional artists and arts organizations have more opportunities to tour their work throughout the state. Minnesota professional artists and arts organizations tour to communities and regions they haven’t previously visited.","1. Through the grant, five Minnesota ceramic artists were able to bring their artistry and work to five communities and over 2,500 individuals around the state. Because of the interest expressed, we added a fifth site to the tour. Attendance at these sites was significant with attendees traveling some distance to take part. By using both the video presentation and the presence of a noted ceramics artist, the public was able to see the depth and breadth of the ceramics tradition in Minnesota as well as experience firsthand the work of the artist. In the returned surveys, 70% of attendees at one opening indicated that they were introduced to new artists. 74% would like to see additional ceramics exhibits at the venues used by the tour. 2. Evaluation was carried out through an evaluation/survey instrument presented at each of the gallery openings/receptions/demonstrations. Evaluations consisted of a series of eleven questions designed to gather information on from participants on their interaction with ceramic art and their perception of the event and exhibit. Participants were asked to fill out the evaluation and return. Surveys were collected and data compiled by the Anoka Ramsey Community College Research Department. 2: 1. The ceramic artists on tour had an opportunity to visit locations and share background on their work where they would not normally be able to visit. Ceramics artists, while sharing a rich tradition in Minnesota, do not generally have the resources to cover the expenses of touring to different parts of the state. Additionally, the artists had an opportunity to meet with the public and share on a more personal level their vision and work. This included an exhibition, opening reception and gallery talk and demonstrations in each of the locations. The tour broadened the understanding of ceramics artistry and exposed a greater part of the state to this tradition. 62% of attendees responding to surveys from three of the openings stated that the information at the workshop was completely new to them. 2. Evaluation was carried out through a evaluation/survey instrument presented at each of the gallery openings/receptions/demonstrations. Evaluations consisted of a series of eleven questions designed to gather information from participants on their interaction with ceramic art and their perception of the event and exhibit. Participants were asked to fill out the evaluation and return. Surveys were collected and data compiled by the Anoka Ramsey Community College Research Department.",,11953,"Other, local or private",58756,12750,"Tony Palumbo, Jerry Koch, Tom Lehn, Jim Gromberg, Ryan Carlson, Mark Ethen, Julie Gotham, John Jung, Mindy Kveton, Randy Leja, Patrick McVary, Eric Olson, Kristi Riley, David Walch, EX-OFFICIO: Dr. Kent Hanson, Melanie Waite-Altringer, Kelly Charpentier-Berg, Marc Johnson,",0.33,"Anoka-Ramsey Community College AKA Anoka-Ramsey Community College-Coon Rapids Campus","State Government","Arts Tour Minnesota ",,"Minnesota Potters: Sharing the Fire tour will bring professional ceramic artists and their work to four greater Minnesota communities, offering exhibitions, gallery talks, and screenings of a documentary film about the featured artists and workshops.",2012-04-01,2013-05-31,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Mark,Lambert,"Anoka-Ramsey Community College AKA Anoka-Ramsey Community College-Coon Rapids Campus","11200 Mississippi Blvd NW","Coon Rapids",MN,55433-3470,"(763) 433-1307 ",mark.lambert@anokaramsey.edu,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Beltrami, Cook, Itasca, Nicollet, Winona",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/arts-tour-minnesota-101,"Lynne Beck: Development director, COMPAS.; Steven Downing: Consultant, Northern Community Radio. School Board member, Northern Lights Community School. Trustee, Northland Foundation. Writer, musician, teacher, and arts administrator.; Stephanie Eichman: Executive director, Minnesota Dance Ensemble.; Jane Gudmundson: Artist and arts educator.; Athena Kildegaard: Lecturer, University of Minnesota Morris.; Jeff Larson: Producing director, Minnesota Fringe Festival.; Alberta Marana: Landscape artist.; Peter Pestalozzi: Board member, Arrowhead Regional Arts Council. Co-owner, Oddessy Design Works. Furniture designer/craftsman.; Kathleen Ray: Executive director, Central Square Cultural and Civic Center. Theater artist and playwright.|Dyani Reynolds-WhiteHawk, Arts project manager, Native American Development Institute. Traditional Lakota and contemporary artist.","Judson Bemis Jr., Actor, arts administrator, founder and principal of Clere Consulting. Secretary, Minnesota State Arts Board., Ardell Brede, Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002., Peggy Burnet, Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Chair of the Nominating Committee, Smithsonian National Board. Trustee, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board., Michael Charron, Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board., Sean Dowse, Executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Music Coalition, Minnesota Citizens for the Arts, and Anderson Center for Interdisciplinary Studies., John Gunyou, City manager, Minnetonka., Benjamin Klipfel, Executive Director, Alexandria Area Arts Association, Inc. Director and arts educator.,Ellen McInnis, Director of Twin Cities government relations, Wells Fargo. Member of Bottineau Boulevard Partnership. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board., Pamela Perri, Executive vice president, Builders Association of Minnesota., Margaret Rapp, Former educator, Saint Paul Academy and Summit School. Officer at-large, Minnesota State Arts Board., Anton Treuer, Professor of Ojibwe, Bemidji State University.",,No 15399,"Arts Learning",2012,72500,"Laws of Minnesota 2011, First Special Session, chapter 6, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3"," ACHF Arts Education","The quantity and types of arts learning opportunities in the state, and the organizations or venues that offer them increases. More Minnesotans are engaged in arts learning opportunities.","Two Rivers involved three urban and four suburban schools and one rural school in an educator staff development institute followed by art and poetry residencies in each school. The outcome achieved was to expand instructional strategies/learning experiences for educators/students that integrate poetry and visual arts with life sciences. Data gathered through 1) pre-planning meetings with artists and teachers at each school; 2) midpoint reflection meetings to determine changes and/or improvement to the project; and, 3) student interviews, as well as artists and teacher final reflection meetings in which student work was examined and the impact of the project on instructional practice discussed/documented was used to measure achievement of this outcome. In addition, a final survey was administered to all artists, teachers, and other project participants to determine the overall impact of the project on instruction and learning. 2: The second outcome was to deepen each participant's understanding of the relationship between arts, culture, and the environment. With the addition of a workshop by Gwen Westerman, Dakota artist and poet, these three concepts were beautifully brought together. She conducted a half day workshop during the staff development component and also spoke to all 10th grade Edina High School students during the residency on the Dakota Conflict and the importance of the confluence to the Dakota People. Educators, artists, and naturalists at Fort Snelling gained a new appreciation for the significance of place to a culture. School board members in Edina and other teaching staff also gained a similar appreciation of arts integration at the secondary level to inspire and inform the cultural/historical significance of place. In addition, each school presented what they created either in a performance piece, exhibit and/or poetry reading with parents and other students and teachers in attendance.",,,,72500,12000,"Barbara Fleig, Janice Hamilton, Rob McFarland, Lois Eliason, James Terrell",0.1,ArtStart,"Non-Profit Business/Entity","Arts Learning",,"Two Rivers: The Confluence of Poetry and Art involves three poets and three visual artists for 100 hours per artist to plan and implement an integrated arts and life science staff development institute for 36 educators and nine school residencies for stud",2012-03-05,2013-02-28,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Carol,Sirrine,ArtStart,"1459 St Clair Ave","St Paul",MN,55105-2338,"(651) 698-2787 ",carol@artstart.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Ramsey, Hennepin, Stearns",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/arts-learning-207,"Terrell Beaudry: Director of choral activities, Elk River High School. Director of music, Presentation Catholic Church. Tenor, Cirque du Soleil.; Loretta Bebeau: Art educator; Karen Bendtsen: Special education teacher, Intermediate School District 287.; Joanna Cortright: Music and arts education consultant. Developer, Kinder Konzerts (WAMSO), and Star the Music (SPCO).; Phyllis Doyle: Managing director, Mixed Blood Theatre.; Renee King: Vice president, East Central Minnesota Chorale. Arts educator and administrator.; Denise Kulawik: Senior development consultant and screenwriter.; Nicole Selmer: Artist and educator in papermaking, printmaking, and bookmaking.","Judson Bemis Jr., Actor, arts administrator, founder and principal of Clere Consulting. Secretary, Minnesota State Arts Board., Ardell Brede, Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002., Peggy Burnet, Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Chair of the Nominating Committee, Smithsonian National Board. Trustee, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board., Michael Charron, Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board., Sean Dowse, Executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Music Coalition, Minnesota Citizens for the Arts, and Anderson Center for Interdisciplinary Studies., John Gunyou, City manager, Minnetonka., Benjamin Klipfel, Executive Director, Alexandria Area Arts Association, Inc. Director and arts educator.,Ellen McInnis, Director of Twin Cities government relations, Wells Fargo. Member of Bottineau Boulevard Partnership. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board., Pamela Perri, Executive vice president, Builders Association of Minnesota., Margaret Rapp, Former educator, Saint Paul Academy and Summit School. Officer at-large, Minnesota State Arts Board., Anton Treuer, Professor of Ojibwe, Bemidji State University.",,No 15417,"Arts Tour Minnesota ",2012,29951,"Laws of Minnesota 2011, First Special Session, chapter 6, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","Minnesota professional artists and arts organizations tour to communities and regions they haven’t previously visited. More community and nonprofit organizations become involved in presenting touring artists and arts organizations. We tallied new venues and audiences at each of the eleven Arts Tour performances throughout the state and compared those records to past activities.","This was an expansion of previous programming. CLIMB wrote and produced A Deeper Look in 2011 for the Owatonna Public Schools, but this grant allowed us to tour with eight actors for this performance instead of our usual two to four performers. We toured to ten colleges on eleven campuses throughout the state. This is the first time that CLIMB has performed its original plays for audiences at the collegiate level. We were also able to perform in East Grand Forks for the first time. 2: We contacted fifty-five educational institutions throughout Greater Minnesota. We cast a wide net and tried to find organizations that were interested in an arts experience with an acceptance of differences focus, and could also commit to the anticipated time frame, costs, and other logistical requirements. Eleven different college campuses hosted CLIMB’s presentation. One school had never before hosted a touring arts performance. Often, college students don’t have a lot of access to professional arts activities, due to time and budget constraints. By providing students with a professional play and a follow-up activity, students were able to engage with the arts free of charge. The colleges also explained that art addressing important issues, like diversity, is in high demand.",,7494,"Other, local or private",37445,637,"Dr. James Gambone, Bill Partlan, Rep. Joe Atkins, James Olney, Milan Mockovak, Bonnie Mattson, Peg Wetli",,"CLIMB Theatre, Inc. AKA CLIMB Theatre","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Arts Tour Minnesota ",,"CLIMB's new diversity play, A Deeper Look, will be performed at ten greater Minnesota partner colleges, on eleven campuses. Most colleges will include the broader community and all will provide follow-up discussion panels.",2012-04-02,2012-04-20,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Peg,Wetli,"CLIMB Theatre, Inc. AKA CLIMB Theatre","6415 Carmen Ave E","Inver Grove Heights",MN,55076-4428,"(651) 453-9275x 19",peg@climb.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Beltrami, Otter Tail, Crow Wing, Polk, Stearns, Blue Earth, Pennington, Winona, Pine, Stevens",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/arts-tour-minnesota-107,"Lynne Beck: Development director, COMPAS.; Steven Downing: Consultant, Northern Community Radio. School Board member, Northern Lights Community School. Trustee, Northland Foundation. Writer, musician, teacher, and arts administrator.; Stephanie Eichman: Executive director, Minnesota Dance Ensemble.; Jane Gudmundson: Artist and arts educator.; Athena Kildegaard: Lecturer, University of Minnesota Morris.; Jeff Larson: Producing director, Minnesota Fringe Festival.; Alberta Marana: Landscape artist.; Peter Pestalozzi: Board member, Arrowhead Regional Arts Council. Co-owner, Oddessy Design Works. Furniture designer/craftsman.; Kathleen Ray: Executive director, Central Square Cultural and Civic Center. Theater artist and playwright.|Dyani Reynolds-WhiteHawk, Arts project manager, Native American Development Institute. Traditional Lakota and contemporary artist.","Judson Bemis Jr., Actor, arts administrator, founder and principal of Clere Consulting. Secretary, Minnesota State Arts Board., Ardell Brede, Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002., Peggy Burnet, Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Chair of the Nominating Committee, Smithsonian National Board. Trustee, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board., Michael Charron, Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board., Sean Dowse, Executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Music Coalition, Minnesota Citizens for the Arts, and Anderson Center for Interdisciplinary Studies., John Gunyou, City manager, Minnetonka., Benjamin Klipfel, Executive Director, Alexandria Area Arts Association, Inc. Director and arts educator.,Ellen McInnis, Director of Twin Cities government relations, Wells Fargo. Member of Bottineau Boulevard Partnership. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board., Pamela Perri, Executive vice president, Builders Association of Minnesota., Margaret Rapp, Former educator, Saint Paul Academy and Summit School. Officer at-large, Minnesota State Arts Board., Anton Treuer, Professor of Ojibwe, Bemidji State University.",,Yes 15418,"Arts Tour Minnesota ",2012,17160,"Laws of Minnesota 2011, First Special Session, chapter 6, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","Minnesota professional artists and arts organizations have more opportunities to tour their work throughout the state. We surveyed the audience at each performance and asked if they were new audiences for this particular artist, and we asked what drew them to this concert (free, outdoor, genre, artist, other). We had a survey response rate of 17%. We also evaluated anecdotal observations of audience demographics and behaviors (such as arriving early to enjoy picnics and conversation). Post-event discussions regarding the series determined that in order to continue to make these concerts enjoyable and successful, the College of Saint Benedict would need to investigate how to increase seating capacity, as the performances often exceeded the capacity of the outdoor amphitheater and surrounding areas.","College of Saint Benedict presented a series of five free outdoor concerts with Monroe Crossing, Tonic Sol Fa, Gypsy Mania, Kevin Kling, and Davina and the Vagabonds. The concerts drew much higher community attendance than we had anticipated or could have hoped for. We projected an audience total of 1,500 (500 per concert), but had a total audience of 3,407. All five concerts had solid attendance. Our intended outcomes were to expand audiences for the presented artists and to offer five high-quality concerts for the St Joseph community during the summer. We exceeded our expectations, as 54% of audiences indicated they had never attended concerts by these artists before, and attendance was exceptionally high at each performance. Based on the attendance and audience feedback, all strategies worked well.",,4485,"Other, local or private",21645,1705,"College of Saint Benedict Fine Arts Programming Advisory Council: Theresa Anderson, David Arnott, Jean Beckel, Mimi Bitzan, Leigh Dillard, Bob Ellenbecker, Tiffany Erie, Peter Fandel, Kyle Glynn, Greg Hoye, Christine Kustelski, Evan Lowder, Laura Malhotra, Katie McCarney, Maureen McCarter, Mark McGowan, Maribeth Overland, Dr. Gustavo Pena, Chris Rasmussen, Marie Sanderson, Arno Shermock",,"College of Saint Benedict AKA College of Saint Benedict Fine Arts Programming","Public College/University","Arts Tour Minnesota ",,"The College of Saint Benedict will present a free outdoor concert series, Sunset Stages at Saint BenÆs, featuring five Minnesota performing artists or groups, designed to engage the Saint Joseph community in summer arts activities.",2012-05-01,2012-08-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Leslie,Hanlon,"College of Saint Benedict AKA College of Saint Benedict Fine Arts Programming","37 S College Ave","St Joseph",MN,56374,"(320) 363-5011 ",lhanlon@csbsju.edu,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Stearns, Benton, Wright, Morrison, Meeker, Sherburne",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/arts-tour-minnesota-108,"Lynne Beck: Development director, COMPAS.; Steven Downing: Consultant, Northern Community Radio. School Board member, Northern Lights Community School. Trustee, Northland Foundation. Writer, musician, teacher, and arts administrator.; Stephanie Eichman: Executive director, Minnesota Dance Ensemble.; Jane Gudmundson: Artist and arts educator.; Athena Kildegaard: Lecturer, University of Minnesota Morris.; Jeff Larson: Producing director, Minnesota Fringe Festival.; Alberta Marana: Landscape artist.; Peter Pestalozzi: Board member, Arrowhead Regional Arts Council. Co-owner, Oddessy Design Works. Furniture designer/craftsman.; Kathleen Ray: Executive director, Central Square Cultural and Civic Center. Theater artist and playwright.|Dyani Reynolds-WhiteHawk, Arts project manager, Native American Development Institute. Traditional Lakota and contemporary artist.","Judson Bemis Jr., Actor, arts administrator, founder and principal of Clere Consulting. Secretary, Minnesota State Arts Board., Ardell Brede, Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002., Peggy Burnet, Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Chair of the Nominating Committee, Smithsonian National Board. Trustee, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board., Michael Charron, Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board., Sean Dowse, Executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Music Coalition, Minnesota Citizens for the Arts, and Anderson Center for Interdisciplinary Studies., John Gunyou, City manager, Minnetonka., Benjamin Klipfel, Executive Director, Alexandria Area Arts Association, Inc. Director and arts educator.,Ellen McInnis, Director of Twin Cities government relations, Wells Fargo. Member of Bottineau Boulevard Partnership. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board., Pamela Perri, Executive vice president, Builders Association of Minnesota., Margaret Rapp, Former educator, Saint Paul Academy and Summit School. Officer at-large, Minnesota State Arts Board., Anton Treuer, Professor of Ojibwe, Bemidji State University.",,No 15426,"Arts Tour Minnesota",2012,12220,"Laws of Minnesota 2011, First Special Session, chapter 6, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","Minnesota professional artists and arts organizations have more opportunities to tour their work throughout the state. Minnesota professional artists and arts organizations tour to communities and regions they haven’t previously visited.","A total of two performances and seven lectures were presented in Moorhead and Collegeville presenting Chinese music from the ancient past to modern times. Students and professors in these communities all provided rave reviews of the residencies, as did the members of the group Butterfly, the group I performed with. The performers included myself on Chinese pipa, Nirmala Rajasekar on Indian veena and coals, and Michelle Kinney on cello. I presented all seven lectures myself in a variety of classroom settings all open to the public - World Music, Women's Cultural Studies, Orchestra, Chinese Folklore and Literature, and Chinese language classes. All events occurred at Concordia University and College of Benedict College/Saint John's University. 2: Three professional musicians, myself (Gao Hong), Nirmala Rajasekar, and Michelle Kinney, performed as the group Butterfly in two locations we had never performed as a group in - Moorhead and Collegeville. Audience members, including artists, students, professors, as well as the group members, all provided positive feedback regarding the results. Both communities contacted me previously and expressed interest in having me visit their communities with a group of my choice. Each school provided part of the performance fee, the performance and lecture venues, and publicity for all events which were all open to the public.",,2431,"Other, local or private",14651,,,,"Hong G. Dice AKA Gao Hong",Individual,"Arts Tour Minnesota",,"Gao Hong will perform solo and with her group, Butterfly, in Chinese Music from the Ancient Past to Modern Times, and will lecture in several classes at Concordia College, College of Saint Benedict, and Saint John's University.",2012-04-10,2013-02-10,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Hong,Dice,"Hong G. Dice AKA Gao Hong",,,MN,,"(507) 222-4475 ",gaohongpipa@yahoo.com,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Stearns, Clay",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/arts-tour-minnesota-109,"Lynne Beck: Development director, COMPAS.; Steven Downing: Consultant, Northern Community Radio. School Board member, Northern Lights Community School. Trustee, Northland Foundation. Writer, musician, teacher, and arts administrator.; Stephanie Eichman: Executive director, Minnesota Dance Ensemble.; Jane Gudmundson: Artist and arts educator.; Athena Kildegaard: Lecturer, University of Minnesota Morris.; Jeff Larson: Producing director, Minnesota Fringe Festival.; Alberta Marana: Landscape artist.; Peter Pestalozzi: Board member, Arrowhead Regional Arts Council. Co-owner, Oddessy Design Works. Furniture designer/craftsman.; Kathleen Ray: Executive director, Central Square Cultural and Civic Center. Theater artist and playwright.|Dyani Reynolds-WhiteHawk, Arts project manager, Native American Development Institute. Traditional Lakota and contemporary artist.","Judson Bemis Jr., Actor, arts administrator, founder and principal of Clere Consulting. Secretary, Minnesota State Arts Board., Ardell Brede, Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002., Peggy Burnet, Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Chair of the Nominating Committee, Smithsonian National Board. Trustee, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board., Michael Charron, Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board., Sean Dowse, Executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Music Coalition, Minnesota Citizens for the Arts, and Anderson Center for Interdisciplinary Studies., John Gunyou, City manager, Minnetonka., Benjamin Klipfel, Executive Director, Alexandria Area Arts Association, Inc. Director and arts educator.,Ellen McInnis, Director of Twin Cities government relations, Wells Fargo. Member of Bottineau Boulevard Partnership. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board., Pamela Perri, Executive vice president, Builders Association of Minnesota., Margaret Rapp, Former educator, Saint Paul Academy and Summit School. Officer at-large, Minnesota State Arts Board., Anton Treuer, Professor of Ojibwe, Bemidji State University.",,No 15430,"Arts Tour Minnesota ",2012,25256,"Laws of Minnesota 2011, First Special Session, chapter 6, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","Minnesota professional artists and arts organizations have more opportunities to tour their work throughout the state. Minnesota professional artists and arts organizations tour to communities and regions they haven’t previously visited.","The main outcome was exposing more Minnesotans to contemporary music through live performances. We achieved this by presenting four concerts throughout Minnesota with support from those communities. In order to evaluate this outcome, audience members were given short surveys to fill out during and after the performances. From this survey, we were able to see that most audience members found out about our performances from the local newspaper and emails and newsletters from the presenting partners. When asked if they would attend another performance by Ensemble 61, the response was overwhelmingly favorable. Ensemble 61 toured to Alexandria, Glenwood, Fergus Falls and New York Mills. Regional arts council websites were used to identify communities in greater Minnesota that have a history of supporting the arts and that might be interested in hosting a performance by Ensemble 61. Previous professional contacts from Alexandria were also used to arrange for that performance. In order to engage the audience in each community, members of Ensemble 61 gave a pre-concert talk about the music being performed. We also talked about the music during the performance itself for those who were unable to attend the pre-concert talk. In addition, members of Ensemble 61 made themselves available at the intermission and after the performances to interact directly with audience members and to answer any questions or converse about the performance. It was apparent from the survey that the pre-concert talk was overwhelmingly helpful to the audience members’ concert experience. The pre-concert talks helped to demystify some of the music being performed. 2: Ensemble 61 was able to perform in four communities in Greater Minnesota which we have not performed in prior to this tour. Our intended outcome was to perform and explain contemporary music to new audiences. We achieved this outcome by presenting the four concerts and by engaging the audience members in preconcert talks, which helped demystify some of the music being performed. We evaluated the success of this outcome through the surveys which were handed out to audience members. When asked if they felt the pre-concert talk was helpful, the response was overwhelmingly positive. Presenting partners were chosen from communities in greater Minnesota that have a history of supporting the arts and that might be interested in hosting a performance by Ensemble 61. Erik Barsness, co-director and percussionist of Ensemble 61, selected the specific communities based on communications with the regional arts council staff members and by consulting their websites. Each presenting partner helped advertise the performance in their specific community and was consulted on whether or not they felt a pre-concert talk would benefit their audience. All organizations hosted a pre-concert talk.",,6314,"Other, local or private",31570,,"Erik Barsness, Kirsten Broberg, Alison Young",,"Ensemble 61","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Arts Tour Minnesota ",,"Ensemble 61 will present its program, Water Music, in four communities in western Minnesota. The performances will include music inspired by water, one of Minnesota's greatest resources.",2012-08-01,2013-03-31,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Erik,Barsness,"Ensemble 61","277 Sidney St E","St Paul",MN,55107,"(651) 357-0297 ",erikbarsness@gmail.com,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Douglas, Pope, Otter Tail",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/arts-tour-minnesota-111,"Lynne Beck: Development director, COMPAS.; Steven Downing: Consultant, Northern Community Radio. School Board member, Northern Lights Community School. Trustee, Northland Foundation. Writer, musician, teacher, and arts administrator.; Stephanie Eichman: Executive director, Minnesota Dance Ensemble.; Jane Gudmundson: Artist and arts educator.; Athena Kildegaard: Lecturer, University of Minnesota Morris.; Jeff Larson: Producing director, Minnesota Fringe Festival.; Alberta Marana: Landscape artist.; Peter Pestalozzi: Board member, Arrowhead Regional Arts Council. Co-owner, Oddessy Design Works. Furniture designer/craftsman.; Kathleen Ray: Executive director, Central Square Cultural and Civic Center. Theater artist and playwright.|Dyani Reynolds-WhiteHawk, Arts project manager, Native American Development Institute. Traditional Lakota and contemporary artist.","Judson Bemis Jr., Actor, arts administrator, founder and principal of Clere Consulting. Secretary, Minnesota State Arts Board., Ardell Brede, Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002., Peggy Burnet, Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Chair of the Nominating Committee, Smithsonian National Board. Trustee, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board., Michael Charron, Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board., Sean Dowse, Executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Music Coalition, Minnesota Citizens for the Arts, and Anderson Center for Interdisciplinary Studies., John Gunyou, City manager, Minnetonka., Benjamin Klipfel, Executive Director, Alexandria Area Arts Association, Inc. Director and arts educator.,Ellen McInnis, Director of Twin Cities government relations, Wells Fargo. Member of Bottineau Boulevard Partnership. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board., Pamela Perri, Executive vice president, Builders Association of Minnesota., Margaret Rapp, Former educator, Saint Paul Academy and Summit School. Officer at-large, Minnesota State Arts Board., Anton Treuer, Professor of Ojibwe, Bemidji State University.",,Yes 15431,"Arts Tour Minnesota",2012,16719,"Laws of Minnesota 2011, First Special Session, chapter 6, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","Minnesota professional artists and arts organizations have more opportunities to tour their work throughout the state. Minnesota professional artists and arts organizations tour to communities and regions they haven’t previously visited. More community and nonprofit organizations become involved in presenting touring artists and arts organizations.","We toured to many regions of the state we had not previously visited. These have led to invitations for repeat engagements, and add credibility to our performances for other future venues. Evaluation was done by surveys and by letters from presenters. 2: Communities new to us included the cities of Red Wing and Morris, and the six counties served by the Kitchigami Regional Library System.",,3936,"Other, local or private",20656,320,,,"Rolf C. Erdahl AKA Pages of Music with Rolf and Carrie",Individual,"Arts Tour Minnesota",,"The Vecchione/Erdahl Duo will tour with recitals and ôPages of Music with Rolf and Carrieö educational programs to Morris, Red Wing, and to 31 communities in eleven counties in the Great River and Kitchigami Regional Library systems.",2012-04-01,2013-06-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Rolf,Erdahl,"Rolf C. Erdahl AKA Pages of Music with Rolf and Carrie",,,MN,,"(651) 319-1413 ",info@oboebass.com,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Todd, Morrison, Stearns, Benton, Sherburne, Wright, Beltrami, Cass, Crow Wing, Hubbard, Wadena, Stevens, Goodhue",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/arts-tour-minnesota-112,"Lynne Beck: Development director, COMPAS.; Steven Downing: Consultant, Northern Community Radio. School Board member, Northern Lights Community School. Trustee, Northland Foundation. Writer, musician, teacher, and arts administrator.; Stephanie Eichman: Executive director, Minnesota Dance Ensemble.; Jane Gudmundson: Artist and arts educator.; Athena Kildegaard: Lecturer, University of Minnesota Morris.; Jeff Larson: Producing director, Minnesota Fringe Festival.; Alberta Marana: Landscape artist.; Peter Pestalozzi: Board member, Arrowhead Regional Arts Council. Co-owner, Oddessy Design Works. Furniture designer/craftsman.; Kathleen Ray: Executive director, Central Square Cultural and Civic Center. Theater artist and playwright.|Dyani Reynolds-WhiteHawk, Arts project manager, Native American Development Institute. Traditional Lakota and contemporary artist.","Judson Bemis Jr., Actor, arts administrator, founder and principal of Clere Consulting. Secretary, Minnesota State Arts Board., Ardell Brede, Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002., Peggy Burnet, Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Chair of the Nominating Committee, Smithsonian National Board. Trustee, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board., Michael Charron, Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board., Sean Dowse, Executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Music Coalition, Minnesota Citizens for the Arts, and Anderson Center for Interdisciplinary Studies., John Gunyou, City manager, Minnetonka., Benjamin Klipfel, Executive Director, Alexandria Area Arts Association, Inc. Director and arts educator.,Ellen McInnis, Director of Twin Cities government relations, Wells Fargo. Member of Bottineau Boulevard Partnership. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board., Pamela Perri, Executive vice president, Builders Association of Minnesota., Margaret Rapp, Former educator, Saint Paul Academy and Summit School. Officer at-large, Minnesota State Arts Board., Anton Treuer, Professor of Ojibwe, Bemidji State University.",,Yes 15439,"Arts Tour Minnesota",2012,80000,"Laws of Minnesota 2011, First Special Session, chapter 6, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","Minnesota professional artists and arts organizations have more opportunities to tour their work throughout the state. Minnesota professional artists and arts organizations tour to communities and regions they haven’t previously visited.","To date, 15 of the 16 scheduled concerts and educational programs as outlined in the original grant proposal have been completed. In each community, we presented a concert and educational outreach element in various venues, to include theaters, performing arts centers, school auditoriums, and open air venues. The educational component varied, depending primarily on public school schedules and availability, or the time of year. In most cases, this was a multimedia History of Bluegrass K-12 program presented to the student body, or to smaller groups such as band, orchestra and choir students. Attendance of each concert, school program or outreach event was recorded. Presenter partners kept data regarding underprivileged and/or underserved groups that participated. We received direct feedback from our presenter partners on the artistic and financial efficacy of the concerts, and hundreds of surveys and questionnaires from students and attending teachers and educators. 2: One of the project goals was to present world-class bluegrass concerts and educational programs to communities that had never been visited by Monroe Crossing, or not in many years. For a Twin Cities-based artist that is approaching 1500 concert appearances in their 13 years, that is not as easy as one would think. New venues and presenter partners included the Moonshine Showcase in Wabasha, Music in Owatonna, Marshall Area Fine Arts Council in Marshall, Jackson County Central Schools in Jackson, and the James W. Mann Center in New York Mills. It had been a number of years since Monroe Crossing last performed in Detroit Lakes, Austin, Willmar, Glenwood, Worthington and Pequot Lakes. And it was Monroe Crossing's first opportunity in every community to present a concert in combination with an educational outreach program. The evaluation process of the intended outcomes is described above in the response to question A.2. and is listed here again. Attendance of each concert, school program or outreach event was recorded. Presenter partners kept data regarding underprivileged and/or underserved groups that participated. We received direct feedback from our presenter partners on the artistic and financial efficacy of the concerts, and hundreds of surveys and questionnaires from students and attending teachers and educators.",,20000,"Other, local or private",100000,9000,na,,"Lisa M. Fuglie AKA Monroe Crossing",Individual,"Arts Tour Minnesota",,"Lisa Fuglie and Monroe Crossing will contribute to the growth and perpetuation of bluegrass in nonmetropolitan communities across Minnesota, through entertaining and educational concerts of traditional and original music, multimedia K-12 educational outre",2012-04-01,2013-03-31,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Lisa,Fuglie,"Lisa M. Fuglie AKA Monroe Crossing",,,MN,,"(612) 720-5691 ",lisa@monroecrossing.com,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Wabasha, Steele, Becker, Mower, Kandiyohi, Koochiching, Pope, Itasca, St. Louis, Lyon, Nobles, Jackson, Crow Wing, Rice, Todd, Otter Tail",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/arts-tour-minnesota-116,"Lynne Beck: Development director, COMPAS.; Steven Downing: Consultant, Northern Community Radio. School Board member, Northern Lights Community School. Trustee, Northland Foundation. Writer, musician, teacher, and arts administrator.; Stephanie Eichman: Executive director, Minnesota Dance Ensemble.; Jane Gudmundson: Artist and arts educator.; Athena Kildegaard: Lecturer, University of Minnesota Morris.; Jeff Larson: Producing director, Minnesota Fringe Festival.; Alberta Marana: Landscape artist.; Peter Pestalozzi: Board member, Arrowhead Regional Arts Council. Co-owner, Oddessy Design Works. Furniture designer/craftsman.; Kathleen Ray: Executive director, Central Square Cultural and Civic Center. Theater artist and playwright.|Dyani Reynolds-WhiteHawk, Arts project manager, Native American Development Institute. Traditional Lakota and contemporary artist.","Judson Bemis Jr., Actor, arts administrator, founder and principal of Clere Consulting. Secretary, Minnesota State Arts Board., Ardell Brede, Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002., Peggy Burnet, Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Chair of the Nominating Committee, Smithsonian National Board. Trustee, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board., Michael Charron, Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board., Sean Dowse, Executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Music Coalition, Minnesota Citizens for the Arts, and Anderson Center for Interdisciplinary Studies., John Gunyou, City manager, Minnetonka., Benjamin Klipfel, Executive Director, Alexandria Area Arts Association, Inc. Director and arts educator.,Ellen McInnis, Director of Twin Cities government relations, Wells Fargo. Member of Bottineau Boulevard Partnership. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board., Pamela Perri, Executive vice president, Builders Association of Minnesota., Margaret Rapp, Former educator, Saint Paul Academy and Summit School. Officer at-large, Minnesota State Arts Board., Anton Treuer, Professor of Ojibwe, Bemidji State University.",,Yes 15445,"Arts Learning",2012,58280,"Laws of Minnesota 2011, First Special Session, chapter 6, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3"," ACHF Arts Education","The quantity and types of arts learning opportunities in the state, and the organizations or venues that offer them increases. Arts learning opportunities are more accessible to Minnesota because barriers to participation have been identified and mitigated. More Minnesotans are engaged in arts learning opportunities.","This arts integration project succeeded in increasing the quality, quantity and types of arts learning opportunities in Central Minnesota classrooms and increased the number of fourth grade student participants in theater arts. For many students this was there first time acting in front of an audience. Our methods included the number of students participating (through daily attendance) and a count of audience members at the performance; we also utilized a consulting company to create a program matrix and conduct pre-surveys, post-surveys and principal interviews. Two focus groups of students were also conducted. In order to deliver sequential, in-depth theatre arts lessons, the teaching artist spent one hour per day four days per week over a three week period in each classroom with the arts learners. The artist also had a four-hour pre-planning meeting and a four-hour evaluation session, as well as two-hour weekly consultation discussions, with each teacher (individually and in groups). The most effective strategy is utilizing our history of successful collaborations with the school district, teachers and administrators. Building upon this successful 15 year history allowed this program to be conducted during the school day; we are the only local arts group allowed this opportunity. As teaching to the test"" is a large part of current daily work-- allowing a three-week residency into the schedule is an obstacle for many educators. The value and results of this arts residency proved the time was well spent and great learning was happening in the arts for fourth graders. 2: The barrier of cost was identified and eliminated as there was no cost to the participants. Transportation was eliminated as the teaching artist provided the arts learning at the student's school. The teaching artist helped students and teachers gain an appreciation of the arts by creating fun and engaging activities that promote arts learning and self confidence. We utilized a consulting company to create a program matrix and conduct pre-surveys, post-surveys and principal interviews. Two focus groups were also conducted with fourth grade students. The barrier of cost was identified as three of the seven participating schools have student populations with 50% or greater qualifying for free or reduced-priced meals. Educators have identified that high quality arts experiences that can happen IN the schools have great value. The students also attended a GREAT Theatre production off site (with a no-cost ticket) as having a chance for students to experience art in the community is also a great learning tool. Again, the strategies used include an engaging artists, quality curriculum/artists plan, financial resources to keep costs down and effective evaluation to improve the program. All these strategies happened with our arts residency.""",,22,"Other, local or private",58302,2000,"Bonnie Bologna, Joanne Dorsher, Nancy Henderson, Brady Hughs, Pat Thompson, Patrick LaLonde, Gina Nacey, Sara Erickson",,"Great River Educational Arts Theatre AKA GREAT Theatre","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Arts Learning",,"This project is a sequential, three-week residency in 20 fourth grade classes, integrating theater arts and social studies immigration lessons. The standards-based theater instruction will develop studentsÆ acting, singing, and movement skills.",2012-03-01,2013-02-28,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Anita,Hollenhorst,"Great River Educational Arts Theatre AKA GREAT Theatre","919 St Germain St W Ste 3000","St Cloud",MN,56301-3407,"(320) 258-2787 ",AnitaH@greattheatre.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,Stearns,,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/arts-learning-215,"Terrell Beaudry: Director of choral activities, Elk River High School. Director of music, Presentation Catholic Church. Tenor, Cirque du Soleil.; Loretta Bebeau: Art educator; Karen Bendtsen: Special education teacher, Intermediate School District 287.; Joanna Cortright: Music and arts education consultant. Developer, Kinder Konzerts (WAMSO), and Star the Music (SPCO).; Phyllis Doyle: Managing director, Mixed Blood Theatre.; Renee King: Vice president, East Central Minnesota Chorale. Arts educator and administrator.; Denise Kulawik: Senior development consultant and screenwriter.; Nicole Selmer: Artist and educator in papermaking, printmaking, and bookmaking.","Judson Bemis Jr., Actor, arts administrator, founder and principal of Clere Consulting. Secretary, Minnesota State Arts Board., Ardell Brede, Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002., Peggy Burnet, Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Chair of the Nominating Committee, Smithsonian National Board. Trustee, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board., Michael Charron, Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board., Sean Dowse, Executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Music Coalition, Minnesota Citizens for the Arts, and Anderson Center for Interdisciplinary Studies., John Gunyou, City manager, Minnetonka., Benjamin Klipfel, Executive Director, Alexandria Area Arts Association, Inc. Director and arts educator.,Ellen McInnis, Director of Twin Cities government relations, Wells Fargo. Member of Bottineau Boulevard Partnership. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board., Pamela Perri, Executive vice president, Builders Association of Minnesota., Margaret Rapp, Former educator, Saint Paul Academy and Summit School. Officer at-large, Minnesota State Arts Board., Anton Treuer, Professor of Ojibwe, Bemidji State University.",,No 15460,"Arts Tour Minnesota ",2012,7095,"Laws of Minnesota 2011, First Special Session, chapter 6, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","More community and nonprofit organizations become involved in presenting touring artists and arts organizations. We used box office reports, online surveys, and paper surveys to evaluate our goals.","We performed for 145 audience members split over two nights in October. These numbers were lower than our goal, but our goal was incredibly ambitious, and these numbers are much higher than our average audience. Enrollment for the workshops was so strong that we added two extra sessions so everyone who wanted to could participate. Sixty-three students took part, participating in one to four workshops. We provided scholarships of $40-$160 for nineteen students. All those who requested a scholarship received one, in the full amount they requested. We presented a free talk about improvisational theater to the public in a Q and A format, with twenty-three people attending. This is the second Q and A we have ever held, and we learned that having this program at the theater is not as successful as we would like. In the future, we will arrange to have our special guests speak at a community center or school. Eighty-four audience members completed a paper survey at the event. Eight percent rated it “good,” and 92% rated it “exceptional” or “great.” Twenty-four audience members answered the extra survey online, more than double our expectation. We received very positive assessments of the ease of parking and the ticket purchasing system. And 87% said the Bassprov performance increased their understanding of improvisation as an art form, and 58% said this performance of Bassprov encouraged them to study improvisation.",,2701,"Other, local or private",9796,500,,,"Huge Improv Theater","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Arts Tour Minnesota ",,"Huge Improv Theater will present a touring production of Bassprov, an improvised two-man show from Chicago, featuring Joe Bill and Mark Sutton. They are both founding members of the Annoyance Theater in Chicago and recognized as some of the best teachers ",2012-10-19,2012-10-22,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Butch,Roy,"Huge Improv Theater","3037 Lyndale Ave S",Minneapolis,MN,55408,"(612) 412-4843 ",butch@hugetheater.com,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Becker, Goodhue, Meeker, Martin, Stearns, Otter Tail",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/arts-tour-minnesota-117,"Lynne Beck: Development director, COMPAS.; Steven Downing: Consultant, Northern Community Radio. School Board member, Northern Lights Community School. Trustee, Northland Foundation. Writer, musician, teacher, and arts administrator.; Stephanie Eichman: Executive director, Minnesota Dance Ensemble.; Jane Gudmundson: Artist and arts educator.; Athena Kildegaard: Lecturer, University of Minnesota Morris.; Jeff Larson: Producing director, Minnesota Fringe Festival.; Alberta Marana: Landscape artist.; Peter Pestalozzi: Board member, Arrowhead Regional Arts Council. Co-owner, Oddessy Design Works. Furniture designer/craftsman.; Kathleen Ray: Executive director, Central Square Cultural and Civic Center. Theater artist and playwright.|Dyani Reynolds-WhiteHawk, Arts project manager, Native American Development Institute. Traditional Lakota and contemporary artist.","Judson Bemis Jr., Actor, arts administrator, founder and principal of Clere Consulting. Secretary, Minnesota State Arts Board., Ardell Brede, Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002., Peggy Burnet, Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Chair of the Nominating Committee, Smithsonian National Board. Trustee, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board., Michael Charron, Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board., Sean Dowse, Executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Music Coalition, Minnesota Citizens for the Arts, and Anderson Center for Interdisciplinary Studies., John Gunyou, City manager, Minnetonka., Benjamin Klipfel, Executive Director, Alexandria Area Arts Association, Inc. Director and arts educator.,Ellen McInnis, Director of Twin Cities government relations, Wells Fargo. Member of Bottineau Boulevard Partnership. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board., Pamela Perri, Executive vice president, Builders Association of Minnesota., Margaret Rapp, Former educator, Saint Paul Academy and Summit School. Officer at-large, Minnesota State Arts Board., Anton Treuer, Professor of Ojibwe, Bemidji State University.",,No 15461,"Arts Tour Minnesota ",2012,99650,"Laws of Minnesota 2011, First Special Session, chapter 6, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","Minnesota professional artists and arts organizations have more opportunities to tour their work throughout the state. Minnesota professional artists and arts organizations tour to communities and regions they haven’t previously visited. More community and nonprofit organizations become involved in presenting touring artists and arts organizations.","Illusion Theater toured BILL W. AND DR. BOB to nine Minnesota communities, completing ten performances. Many of our touring partners were non-traditional presenters who could not have afforded to bring in Illusion without support from Arts Tour Minnesota. We kept accurate records of the sites visited. 2: New sites for Illusion were Mankato, RS Eden House in Ramsey County, and Moorhead. To better facilitate our work with the new sites, the Tour Coordinator spent extra time with each of the new presenters. To evaluate the outcome, the Tour Coordinator kept accurate records of each site visited and each that was new to Illusion. She contacted each sponsor after the event for feedback.",,36750,"Other, local or private",136400,20600,"Robert Alama,Dr. Mark Bisignani ,Anthony Bohaty, Willie Bridges,Barbara Brin,Amy Kramer Brenengen, Vivian Martin, James W. Dierking , Doug Frank, Keith Halperin PH.D. ,David L. Hansen ,Christine Hansen, Christina Herzog, Christopher Madel , Bonnie Morris, Danica Natoli , Julia O'Brien (LOA) , Emily Lilja Palmer,Therese Pautz (President) , Jeff Rabkin,Karl Reichert , Michael H. Robins, Sally Scoggin (Past President), Jim Smart ,David Stamps, Susan Thurston (Vice President), Chris Wurtz.",0.5,"Illusion Theater and School, Inc. AKA Illusion Theater","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Arts Tour Minnesota ",,"Illusion Theater will tour Bill W. and Dr. Bob, IllusionÆs hit production about the founders of Alcoholics Anonymous, to ten Minnesota communities.",2012-07-01,2013-04-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Michael,Robins,"Illusion Theater and School, Inc. AKA Illusion Theater","528 Hennepin Ave Ste 704",Minneapolis,MN,55403-1814,"(612) 339-4944x 208",mrobins@illusiontheater.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Otter Tail, Blue Earth, Nicollet, Le Sueur, Watonwan, Faribault, Ramsey, Hennepin, Mower, Crow Wing, Clay",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/arts-tour-minnesota-118,"Lynne Beck: Development director, COMPAS.; Steven Downing: Consultant, Northern Community Radio. School Board member, Northern Lights Community School. Trustee, Northland Foundation. Writer, musician, teacher, and arts administrator.; Stephanie Eichman: Executive director, Minnesota Dance Ensemble.; Jane Gudmundson: Artist and arts educator.; Athena Kildegaard: Lecturer, University of Minnesota Morris.; Jeff Larson: Producing director, Minnesota Fringe Festival.; Alberta Marana: Landscape artist.; Peter Pestalozzi: Board member, Arrowhead Regional Arts Council. Co-owner, Oddessy Design Works. Furniture designer/craftsman.; Kathleen Ray: Executive director, Central Square Cultural and Civic Center. Theater artist and playwright.|Dyani Reynolds-WhiteHawk, Arts project manager, Native American Development Institute. Traditional Lakota and contemporary artist.","Judson Bemis Jr., Actor, arts administrator, founder and principal of Clere Consulting. Secretary, Minnesota State Arts Board., Ardell Brede, Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002., Peggy Burnet, Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Chair of the Nominating Committee, Smithsonian National Board. Trustee, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board., Michael Charron, Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board., Sean Dowse, Executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Music Coalition, Minnesota Citizens for the Arts, and Anderson Center for Interdisciplinary Studies., John Gunyou, City manager, Minnetonka., Benjamin Klipfel, Executive Director, Alexandria Area Arts Association, Inc. Director and arts educator.,Ellen McInnis, Director of Twin Cities government relations, Wells Fargo. Member of Bottineau Boulevard Partnership. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board., Pamela Perri, Executive vice president, Builders Association of Minnesota., Margaret Rapp, Former educator, Saint Paul Academy and Summit School. Officer at-large, Minnesota State Arts Board., Anton Treuer, Professor of Ojibwe, Bemidji State University.",,No 15463,"Arts Access",2012,40000,"Laws of Minnesota 2011, First Special Session, chapter 6, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","Arts organizations build relationships with members of, or organizations that serve, groups that have traditionally been underserved by the arts or by the applicant organization. Real or perceived barriers to participation are identified and addressed. More Minnesotans are able to participate in the arts.","Fresh Voices provided a fifteen-day workshop for Latinos living in Crookston. Participants created digital media that was then presented to the public, engaging the local community in socially relevant dialogues about art, and cultural understanding. A total of ten exhibits, screenings and dialogues took place between September 3 and December 15, 2012, with 30 participating artists, 5,930 audience members, and 300 participating in discussion venues. Five professional artists led activities. Participants provided feedback through short written assessments and de-briefing sessions. Informal interviews were held with the artists to further evaluate instruction and implementation. Statistics were calculated on attendance and level of engagement. Evaluation is a constant part of our administrative and instructional process. 2: 100% targeted participation from local artists was achieved. Audience participation exceeded projection by 49%. Evaluation indicated 93 % were proud of their creations and will continue to produce in the future. 98% of the work created addressed cultural themes and/or community barriers encountered. Audience and participant tallies, amount of work created by participants, and detailed evaluation of works created, was used to determine content, quality and audience accessibility. Exit interviews and surveys also provided vital feedback.",,2814,"Other, local or private",42814,1500,"Juanita Espinosa, Denise Mayotte, Bee Vue, Bienvenida Matias, Victoria Ramirez, DeAnna Drift, Martin Case, Phillip Winden, Anna Swan Sherwood.",,"In Progress","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Arts Access",,"Fresh Voices is a digital arts project dedicated to the creation of photographs, videos, and writing pieces that publicly acknowledge and celebrate the voice of Latinos living in the rural community of Crookston, Minnesota.",2012-04-13,2012-12-16,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Kristine,Sorensen,"In Progress","213 Front Ave","St Paul",MN,55117,"(612) 805-0514 ",ythmedia@aol.com,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,Cook,,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/arts-access-141,"Charlene Akers: Executive director, Stearns History Museum.; Katherine Dodge: Executive director, Itasca Orchestra and Strings Program.; Joanna Kohler: Owner, Kohler Productions. Board chair, St Paul Neighborhood Network. Committee member, Minnesota Women in Film and Television.; Patricia Rall: Staff writer, Bemidji Pioneer. Board member, Region 2 Arts Council.; Linda Saint Claire: Writer, White Earth Reservation Tribal Council newspaper. Social service worker.; Daphne Thompson: Real-estate asset manager and broker.; Robert Weisenfeld: Assistant Vice President,Corporate and Foundation Relations, Gustavus Adolphus College, St. Peter","Judson Bemis Jr., Actor, arts administrator, founder and principal of Clere Consulting. Secretary, Minnesota State Arts Board., Ardell Brede, Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002., Peggy Burnet, Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Chair of the Nominating Committee, Smithsonian National Board. Trustee, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board., Michael Charron, Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board., Sean Dowse, Executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Music Coalition, Minnesota Citizens for the Arts, and Anderson Center for Interdisciplinary Studies., John Gunyou, City manager, Minnetonka., Benjamin Klipfel, Executive Director, Alexandria Area Arts Association, Inc. Director and arts educator.,Ellen McInnis, Director of Twin Cities government relations, Wells Fargo. Member of Bottineau Boulevard Partnership. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board., Pamela Perri, Executive vice president, Builders Association of Minnesota., Margaret Rapp, Former educator, Saint Paul Academy and Summit School. Officer at-large, Minnesota State Arts Board., Anton Treuer, Professor of Ojibwe, Bemidji State University.",,No 15464,"Arts Learning",2012,46627,"Laws of Minnesota 2011, First Special Session, chapter 6, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3"," ACHF Arts Education","The quantity and types of arts learning opportunities in the state, and the organizations or venues that offer them increases. More Minnesotans are engaged in arts learning opportunities.","1) To our knowledge, Sumunar is the only organization offering any Indonesian arts-and-culture opportunities in the state of Minnesota. Students involved learn through intensive hands-on experiences. The outcome after a two-week residency is a student performance demonstrating their acquired skills and knowledge, open to parents, friends, and the public. 2) The learning process and the performances are critiqued and evaluated through reflective discussions with participating students and with their teachers. Depending on the practices at each school, written responses are also utilized with both students and teachers. Students often respond with personal thank you notes and/or with drawings that illustrate their responses to the experience. 2: 1. and 2. In each school, the outcome was a group of participating students who had gained a significant set of artistic skills (gamelan music making and/or Indonesian dance), as demonstrated in the culminating performance. They also had gained considerable insight into Indonesian culture, intentionally developed by the artist teachers during the instruction periods. This was evaluated through responses by students and teachers in reflective discussions; in most cases, written comments were also solicited and considered.",,2300,"Other, local or private",48927,,"Barbara Beltrand, William Cunningham, Roxanne Hart, Deb Wright Prince, Candy Schnepf, Mary Shamrock, Toto Sugiarto, Aimee Thostenson",,"Indonesian Performing Arts Association of Minnesota AKA Sumunar","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Arts Learning",,"Sumunar will provide five 12-day school residencies in Indonesian music, dance, and culture, taught by Indonesian artist teachers and featuring hands-on student participation. Each will culminate in a sharing performance for the parents and community.",2012-09-05,2013-02-28,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Mary,Shamrock,"Indonesian Performing Arts Association of Minnesota AKA Sumunar","1536 Minnehaha Ave W","St Paul",MN,55104,"(612) 729-6737 ",mary.shamrock@sumunar.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Hennepin, Ramsey, Sherburne, Washington, Stearns",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/arts-learning-217,"Mary Baier: Educator and administrator, Minnesota Public Schools. Trainer, Minnesota Principals' Academy.; Scott Bean: Artist, retired art teacher, member of Marcy Arts Partnership.; Anne Dugan: Curator and interim director, Duluth Art Institute. Founder and co-director, Free Range Film Festival.; Joan Eisenreich: Director, Mankato Public Schools Community Education and Recreation program.; Keitha Hamann: Associate professor of music education, University of Minnesota. Research chair, Minnesota Music Educators Association.; Nils Heymann: Art educator, St Thomas University.; Rebecca Meyer-Larson: Director of theater, Moorhead High School and ACT UP Theater.; Heather Miller-Shiell: Director of development and institutional giving, Minnesota Orchestra.; Kirstin Wiegmann: Cultural policy and leadership instructor, St Mary's University. Education and community engagement specialist, Forecast Public Art. Artist and arts consultant.","Judson Bemis Jr., Actor, arts administrator, founder and principal of Clere Consulting. Secretary, Minnesota State Arts Board., Ardell Brede, Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002., Peggy Burnet, Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Chair of the Nominating Committee, Smithsonian National Board. Trustee, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board., Michael Charron, Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board., Sean Dowse, Executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Music Coalition, Minnesota Citizens for the Arts, and Anderson Center for Interdisciplinary Studies., John Gunyou, City manager, Minnetonka., Benjamin Klipfel, Executive Director, Alexandria Area Arts Association, Inc. Director and arts educator.,Ellen McInnis, Director of Twin Cities government relations, Wells Fargo. Member of Bottineau Boulevard Partnership. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board., Pamela Perri, Executive vice president, Builders Association of Minnesota., Margaret Rapp, Former educator, Saint Paul Academy and Summit School. Officer at-large, Minnesota State Arts Board., Anton Treuer, Professor of Ojibwe, Bemidji State University.",,No 15470,"Arts Tour Minnesota",2012,30144,"Laws of Minnesota 2011, First Special Session, chapter 6, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","Minnesota professional artists and arts organizations have more opportunities to tour their work throughout the state. Minnesota professional artists and arts organizations tour to communities and regions they haven’t previously visited.","I was able to tour my work to six performing arts centers and theaters throughout my home state of Minnesota. This particular outcome is self-explanatory. I received the grant-funding which allowed me to partner with out-state presenters and therefore I had more opportunities to tour my work. 2: I was able to bring my new show, AT CHRISTMAS, to five communities in which the show had never been seen and partner with a theater (Pioneer Place in St Cloud) that has supported us since the start of our show in 2009. This goes back to my partnership with New Folk Booking – I consider that partnership my method or tool. New Folk Booking was able to utilize their relationship with Minnesota Presenters Network and encourage them to come to my showcase at the Midwest Arts Conference. From there, we gained five presenting partners who, before then, hadn’t even heard of or seen the show. In the same way, New Folk Booking was able to generate interest for partnerships on my proposed fiscal year 2013 Arts Tour grant project.",,7536,"Other, local or private",37680,,,,"Michael S. Jensen AKA Mick Sterling",Individual,"Arts Tour Minnesota",,"Michael Jensen will partner with six nonmetro Minnesota communities to share At Christmas, a holiday show that provides a unique blend of family-fueled comedy-drama with fantastic musicianship, and will engage community students in an improvisational thea",2012-11-08,2012-12-24,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Michael,Jensen,"Michael S. Jensen AKA Mick Sterling",,,MN,,"(952) 334-9996 ",mspresents@gmail.com,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Becker, Goodhue, Meeker, Martin, Stearns, Otter Tail",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/arts-tour-minnesota-119,"Lynne Beck: Development director, COMPAS.; Steven Downing: Consultant, Northern Community Radio. School Board member, Northern Lights Community School. Trustee, Northland Foundation. Writer, musician, teacher, and arts administrator.; Stephanie Eichman: Executive director, Minnesota Dance Ensemble.; Jane Gudmundson: Artist and arts educator.; Athena Kildegaard: Lecturer, University of Minnesota Morris.; Jeff Larson: Producing director, Minnesota Fringe Festival.; Alberta Marana: Landscape artist.; Peter Pestalozzi: Board member, Arrowhead Regional Arts Council. Co-owner, Oddessy Design Works. Furniture designer/craftsman.; Kathleen Ray: Executive director, Central Square Cultural and Civic Center. Theater artist and playwright.|Dyani Reynolds-WhiteHawk, Arts project manager, Native American Development Institute. Traditional Lakota and contemporary artist.","Judson Bemis Jr., Actor, arts administrator, founder and principal of Clere Consulting. Secretary, Minnesota State Arts Board., Ardell Brede, Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002., Peggy Burnet, Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Chair of the Nominating Committee, Smithsonian National Board. Trustee, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board., Michael Charron, Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board., Sean Dowse, Executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Music Coalition, Minnesota Citizens for the Arts, and Anderson Center for Interdisciplinary Studies., John Gunyou, City manager, Minnetonka., Benjamin Klipfel, Executive Director, Alexandria Area Arts Association, Inc. Director and arts educator.,Ellen McInnis, Director of Twin Cities government relations, Wells Fargo. Member of Bottineau Boulevard Partnership. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board., Pamela Perri, Executive vice president, Builders Association of Minnesota., Margaret Rapp, Former educator, Saint Paul Academy and Summit School. Officer at-large, Minnesota State Arts Board., Anton Treuer, Professor of Ojibwe, Bemidji State University.",,No 15472,"Arts Tour Minnesota",2012,44000,"Laws of Minnesota 2011, First Special Session, chapter 6, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","Minnesota professional artists and arts organizations have more opportunities to tour their work throughout the state. More community and nonprofit organizations become involved in presenting touring artists and arts organizations.","I was able, along with Dan Chouinard and Alan Frechtman, to bring a high-quality multimedia music and history show to smaller communities across the state that would not have been able to afford the production otherwise. The goal of eleven performances was achieved. We hoped audiences would be moved as well as entertained, and through the comments gathered from audience evaluation forms, this goal was clearly achieved. We also had a show-specific website where potential attendees were encouraged to send their own stories or impressions of the time period for inclusion in the show and we received submissions from each community. All promotional materials directed people to this site to engage with us beforehand. The show was also advertised as a sing-along, and audiences were invited to sing on 25 out of 32 songs with lyrics provided on the video screens. The sing-along part of the show was clearly anticipated and enjoyed by all audiences as none required coaxing. We went to Glenwood, Luverne, Wadena, Park Rapids, Bemidji, Brainerd, Watertown, Zumbrota, Faribault, New York Mills and Minneapolis. We performed in churches, high schools, libraries and performing arts centers. Originally, nine of eleven presenters were to be libraries. The Metropolitan Library Services Agency library system intended to present us twice, once at the State Fair. The coordinator of the State Fair show backed out and libraries in Duluth and Austin felt over-extended with their programming funds but we were receiving requests from other communities who had heard about the show and these vacancies were quickly filled by non-profit arts organizations in Zumbrota, Glenwood, and Faribault.",,11000,"Other, local or private",55000,2750,,,"Prudence J. Johnson AKA Prudence Johnson",Individual,"Arts Tour Minnesota",,"This project is a multimedia, Minnesota-centric, concert exploring the music, politics, and events of the 1960s, with historical narrative, projected images, and audience guest appearances and sing-alongs.",2012-04-01,2013-03-31,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Prudence,Johnson,"Prudence J. Johnson AKA Prudence Johnson",,,MN,,"(612) 978-0683 ",prudence@prudencejohnson.com,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Beltrami, Wadena, Hennepin, Hubbard, Rock, Pope, Rice, Carver, Otter Tail, Goodhue, Crow Wing",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/arts-tour-minnesota-120,"Lynne Beck: Development director, COMPAS.; Steven Downing: Consultant, Northern Community Radio. School Board member, Northern Lights Community School. Trustee, Northland Foundation. Writer, musician, teacher, and arts administrator.; Stephanie Eichman: Executive director, Minnesota Dance Ensemble.; Jane Gudmundson: Artist and arts educator.; Athena Kildegaard: Lecturer, University of Minnesota Morris.; Jeff Larson: Producing director, Minnesota Fringe Festival.; Alberta Marana: Landscape artist.; Peter Pestalozzi: Board member, Arrowhead Regional Arts Council. Co-owner, Oddessy Design Works. Furniture designer/craftsman.; Kathleen Ray: Executive director, Central Square Cultural and Civic Center. Theater artist and playwright.|Dyani Reynolds-WhiteHawk, Arts project manager, Native American Development Institute. Traditional Lakota and contemporary artist.","Judson Bemis Jr., Actor, arts administrator, founder and principal of Clere Consulting. Secretary, Minnesota State Arts Board., Ardell Brede, Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002., Peggy Burnet, Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Chair of the Nominating Committee, Smithsonian National Board. Trustee, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board., Michael Charron, Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board., Sean Dowse, Executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Music Coalition, Minnesota Citizens for the Arts, and Anderson Center for Interdisciplinary Studies., John Gunyou, City manager, Minnetonka., Benjamin Klipfel, Executive Director, Alexandria Area Arts Association, Inc. Director and arts educator.,Ellen McInnis, Director of Twin Cities government relations, Wells Fargo. Member of Bottineau Boulevard Partnership. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board., Pamela Perri, Executive vice president, Builders Association of Minnesota., Margaret Rapp, Former educator, Saint Paul Academy and Summit School. Officer at-large, Minnesota State Arts Board., Anton Treuer, Professor of Ojibwe, Bemidji State University.",,No 15491,"Arts Learning",2012,112228,"Laws of Minnesota 2011, First Special Session, chapter 6, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3"," ACHF Arts Education","The quantity and types of arts learning opportunities in the state, and the organizations or venues that offer them increases. Arts learning opportunities are more accessible to Minnesota because barriers to participation have been identified and mitigated. More Minnesotans are engaged in arts learning opportunities.","Support and enhance music education programs, create access to specialty instruction, and provide resources to help music programs reach new levels of performance. Through careful planning and collaboration, MacPhail’s Online Residency achieved all stated goals. President/Chief Operating Officer Paul Babcock and Lead Teaching Artist Bob Adney were responsible for the assessment of MacPhail’s Online Residency, customizing existing or creating new evaluation tools. Surveys were conducted for students and music educators. Teaching artists conduct monthly interviews with schools’ music educators. Babcock visited each school during the grant period to meet with school leaders and assess the progress of the program. Results were extremely positive with high student, teacher and school administrator satisfaction (85% indicated that they were completely satisfied"" with the program) and requests for future programming and partnership. 2: Support and enhance music education programs in public schools through online technology, create access to specialty instruction, provide resources to help music programs reach new levels of performance, help build community pride by breaking down barriers of distance and travel time. Based on the evaluation plan noted above, MacPhail’s Online Residency was highly successful. 85% of school music teachers indicated that MacPhail’s Online Residency had a positive impact on student progress and their school music program. A student at Yellow-Medicine-East said, ""Working with MacPhail instructors has taught me things I have never considered. We started with group lessons and it improved our overall section. I also received support to prepare for All-State auditions which would not have gone as well without help from MacPhail.""""",,16096,"Other, local or private",128324,27500,"Thomas Abood, Jane Alexander, Barry Berg, Sally Blanks, Mark Borman, Margee Bracken, Ellen Breyer, Walter Broughton, Roma Calatayud-Stocks, Thomas Clark, Leslie Frecon, Rahoul Ghose, Ajay Gupta, Twanya Hood Hill, Penny Hunt, Robert Lawson, Diana Lewis, Janie Mayeron, W. McEnery, Kate Mortenson, Patty Murphy, David Myers, Sonja Noteboom, Roderick Palmore, Christopher Perrigo, Connie Remele, Samuel Salas, Chris Simpson, Katherine Snow, Peter Spokes, Kiran Stordalen, Steven Wells",2,"MacPhail Center for Music","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Arts Learning",,"MacPhailÆs Online Residency Initiative will support and enhance music education programs in eight greater Minnesota public schools through interactive, online technology.",2012-03-01,2013-05-31,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Jennifer,Halcrow,"MacPhail Center for Music","501 S 2nd St",Minneapolis,MN,55401-2383,"(612) 767-5309 ",halcrow.jennifer@macphail.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Chippewa, Hennepin, Kandiyohi, Pope, Stearns, Swift",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/arts-learning-224,"Mary Baier: Educator and administrator, Minnesota Public Schools. Trainer, Minnesota Principals' Academy.; Scott Bean: Artist, retired art teacher, member of Marcy Arts Partnership.; Anne Dugan: Curator and interim director, Duluth Art Institute. Founder and co-director, Free Range Film Festival.; Joan Eisenreich: Director, Mankato Public Schools Community Education and Recreation program.; Keitha Hamann: Associate professor of music education, University of Minnesota. Research chair, Minnesota Music Educators Association.; Nils Heymann: Art educator, St Thomas University.; Rebecca Meyer-Larson: Director of theater, Moorhead High School and ACT UP Theater.; Heather Miller-Shiell: Director of development and institutional giving, Minnesota Orchestra.; Kirstin Wiegmann: Cultural policy and leadership instructor, St Mary's University. Education and community engagement specialist, Forecast Public Art. Artist and arts consultant.","Judson Bemis Jr., Actor, arts administrator, founder and principal of Clere Consulting. Secretary, Minnesota State Arts Board., Ardell Brede, Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002., Peggy Burnet, Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Chair of the Nominating Committee, Smithsonian National Board. Trustee, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board., Michael Charron, Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board., Sean Dowse, Executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Music Coalition, Minnesota Citizens for the Arts, and Anderson Center for Interdisciplinary Studies., John Gunyou, City manager, Minnetonka., Benjamin Klipfel, Executive Director, Alexandria Area Arts Association, Inc. Director and arts educator.,Ellen McInnis, Director of Twin Cities government relations, Wells Fargo. Member of Bottineau Boulevard Partnership. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board., Pamela Perri, Executive vice president, Builders Association of Minnesota., Margaret Rapp, Former educator, Saint Paul Academy and Summit School. Officer at-large, Minnesota State Arts Board., Anton Treuer, Professor of Ojibwe, Bemidji State University.",,No 15500,"Arts Tour Minnesota",2012,17404,"Laws of Minnesota 2011, First Special Session, chapter 6, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","Minnesota professional artists and arts organizations have more opportunities to tour their work throughout the state. Minnesota professional artists and arts organizations tour to communities and regions they haven’t previously visited.","We performed six shows, two workshops in senior centers, two puppetry workshops for children and families, and one music theater workshop for adults. We had audience members fill out surveys at the end of the show, we had surveys for the presenters to give feedback, and surveys for Margo to assess the presenters. Evaluation of Diggity Dog Days with surveys distributed at each of the six shows. I had 96 respondents out of a total audience of 153 for the six shows. One of the hopes I had in presenting my puppet show was to expose more people to the art of puppetry. 34% of the respondents had never seen puppetry before, 51% had occasionally seen puppet shows and 9% had seen puppetry often. Though I did not ask directly whether people who had not seen puppetry would attend another show, I gleaned from their subjective comments that they enjoyed the show. (i.e.: “wonderful, just wonderful”; “I was really caught up in the movement.”; “It was excellent.”) As it turned out, half of the people who had seen puppetry “often” attended the show in Grand Marais where there is a strong interest in the art of puppetry. I performed the show in four very different venues; I asked the question, “Did attending this production foster a deeper connection for you with your community?” The results were that 54% responded yes, 8% responded no, and 37% were unsure or left the space blank. At the two most grass roots venues, Dream Acres Farm and Betsy’s Studio: What’s Upstairs, 65% and 75% respectively responded positively about the sense of community fostered. The Playground in Duluth, 45% responded positively, and in New York Mills 40% responded positively. As far as the response of my presenters, it was very positive, and I was told that I would be welcome to come back at Dream Acres and New York Mills. 2: Margo McCreary toured to four locations where she has never performed before. She performed a total of six shows and with the help of Marya Hart, offered six workshops one of which did not happen for lack of participants. (Margo made up that workshop by teaching a puppetry workshop in the library in Spring Valley the town next to Wykoff.) She provided opportunity for two musicians to tour with her, along with lighting technicians. With help from evaluator, John Munger, who developed tools, Margo provided surveys at each performance for audience response. Presenters and Margo were also given surveys to assess the program at each site.",,4160,"Other, local or private",21564,2000,,0.18,"Margaret S. McCreary AKA Margo McCreary",Individual,"Arts Tour Minnesota",,"Margaret McCreary will perform a puppet show, Diggity Dog Days, a full-length puppet show for adults, in Duluth, Wykoff, New York Mills, and Grand Marais.",2012-04-01,2013-06-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Margaret,McCreary,"Margaret S. McCreary AKA Margo McCreary",,,MN,,"(612) 735-7296 ",mcc@earpop.com,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"St. Louis, Cook, Otter Tail, Fillmore",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/arts-tour-minnesota-123,"Daniel Adolphson: Director of Program Engagement, COMPAS.; Timothy Cassidy: Metal sculptor.; Larry Fredlund: Board member, Isanti County Planning Commission and Board of Adjustment.; Lawrence Gorrell: Program director, Master of Arts in Human Development and Master of Arts in Arts and Cultural Management, St Mary's University.; Jeanne Kosfeld: Creative director, Ordway Center for the Performing Arts. Exhibition judge, University of Minnesota Landscape Arboretum.; Jessica Lourey: Member of Sisters in Crime, The Loft Literary Center, and Lake Superior Writers. Board member, Mystery Writers of America. Writer and educator.; Ward Merrill: Executive director, Backus Community Center.; Rita Mustaphi: Founder and artistic director, Katha Dance Theatre. Choreographer, dancer, and educator.|Jeanne Willcoxon, Assistant professor of theater, St Olaf College.","Judson Bemis Jr., Actor, arts administrator, founder and principal of Clere Consulting. Secretary, Minnesota State Arts Board., Ardell Brede, Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002., Peggy Burnet, Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Chair of the Nominating Committee, Smithsonian National Board. Trustee, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board., Michael Charron, Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board., Sean Dowse, Executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Music Coalition, Minnesota Citizens for the Arts, and Anderson Center for Interdisciplinary Studies., John Gunyou, City manager, Minnetonka., Benjamin Klipfel, Executive Director, Alexandria Area Arts Association, Inc. Director and arts educator.,Ellen McInnis, Director of Twin Cities government relations, Wells Fargo. Member of Bottineau Boulevard Partnership. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board., Pamela Perri, Executive vice president, Builders Association of Minnesota., Margaret Rapp, Former educator, Saint Paul Academy and Summit School. Officer at-large, Minnesota State Arts Board., Anton Treuer, Professor of Ojibwe, Bemidji State University.",,No 15506,"Arts Tour Minnesota ",2012,24350,"Laws of Minnesota 2011, First Special Session, chapter 6, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","Minnesota professional artists and arts organizations have more opportunities to tour their work throughout the state. Minnesota professional artists and arts organizations tour to communities and regions they haven’t previously visited. More community and nonprofit organizations become involved in presenting touring artists and arts organizations.","In the 2012-13 season, the Minneapolis Guitar Quartet toured to four different regions of Minnesota. The number of presenters in Minnesota with the resources to present the Minneapolis Guitar Quartet in concert is relatively small and the touring in this project provided the players of the Minneapolis Guitar Quartet with more opportunity to perform at a professional level with appropriate compensation. By comparing the total number of performances by the Minneapolis Guitar Quartet players in the 2012-13 season with seasons not supported with Arts Tour Minnesota funding, it is easy to see that this project helped to provide the Minneapolis Guitar Quartet with more opportunities to tour in Minnesota. 2: This project allowed the Minneapolis Guitar Quartet to tour in four different regions of Minnesota. Most of the communities had never before been visited by the Minneapolis Guitar Quartet and with the help of written surveys and our informal question/answer sessions we know that most of the concert attendees had never seen the Minneapolis Guitar Quartet in concert.",,6248,"Other, local or private",30598,800,"Joseph Hagedorn, Ben Gateno, Wade Oden, Steve Newbrough, Robert Collier, Dawn Voegeli, Ila June Brown-Pratt, James Campbell",0.15,"Minneapolis Guitar Quartet Association AKA Minneapolis Guitar Quartet","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Arts Tour Minnesota ",,"The Minneapolis Guitar Quartet will conduct Minnesota Library Tours to four different regions of greater Minnesota, performing five library concerts in each region for a total of twenty concerts.",2012-04-12,2013-03-09,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Joseph,Hagedorn,"Minneapolis Guitar Quartet Association AKA Minneapolis Guitar Quartet","2550 Dupont Ave S",Minneapolis,MN,55405-3506,"(612) 374-4681 ",hagedorn@visi.com,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Brown, Carlton, Chisago, Dakota, Faribault, Goodhue, Martin, Morrison, Mower, Pine, Rice, Sherburne, Stearns, Steele, Todd, Waseca",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/arts-tour-minnesota-125,"Daniel Adolphson: Director of Program Engagement, COMPAS.; Timothy Cassidy: Metal sculptor.; Larry Fredlund: Board member, Isanti County Planning Commission and Board of Adjustment.; Lawrence Gorrell: Program director, Master of Arts in Human Development and Master of Arts in Arts and Cultural Management, St Mary's University.; Jeanne Kosfeld: Creative director, Ordway Center for the Performing Arts. Exhibition judge, University of Minnesota Landscape Arboretum.; Jessica Lourey: Member of Sisters in Crime, The Loft Literary Center, and Lake Superior Writers. Board member, Mystery Writers of America. Writer and educator.; Ward Merrill: Executive director, Backus Community Center.; Rita Mustaphi: Founder and artistic director, Katha Dance Theatre. Choreographer, dancer, and educator.|Jeanne Willcoxon, Assistant professor of theater, St Olaf College.","Judson Bemis Jr., Actor, arts administrator, founder and principal of Clere Consulting. Secretary, Minnesota State Arts Board., Ardell Brede, Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002., Peggy Burnet, Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Chair of the Nominating Committee, Smithsonian National Board. Trustee, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board., Michael Charron, Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board., Sean Dowse, Executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Music Coalition, Minnesota Citizens for the Arts, and Anderson Center for Interdisciplinary Studies., John Gunyou, City manager, Minnetonka., Benjamin Klipfel, Executive Director, Alexandria Area Arts Association, Inc. Director and arts educator.,Ellen McInnis, Director of Twin Cities government relations, Wells Fargo. Member of Bottineau Boulevard Partnership. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board., Pamela Perri, Executive vice president, Builders Association of Minnesota., Margaret Rapp, Former educator, Saint Paul Academy and Summit School. Officer at-large, Minnesota State Arts Board., Anton Treuer, Professor of Ojibwe, Bemidji State University.",,No 15512,"Arts Tour Minnesota ",2012,84392,"Laws of Minnesota 2011, First Special Session, chapter 6, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","Minnesota professional artists and arts organizations have more opportunities to tour their work throughout the state. Minnesota professional artists and arts organizations tour to communities and regions they haven’t previously visited. More community and nonprofit organizations become involved in presenting touring artists and arts organizations.","A1 and 2: Minnesota professional artists and arts organizations have more opportunities to tour their work throughout the state. The Minnesota Music Coalition Caravan du Nord served nearly twice as many artists as we anticipated, with 92 individuals participating as solo artists and band members throughout the eight city tour. In 2012, we were approached by numerous artists who were interested in being part of our organization and project after the success of the 2011 Caravan du Nord. We selected artists for this tour based on quality, diversity of musical genres, and fit"" with each host community. 2: B1 and 2. Three of the eight stops on the 2nd Caravan du Nord were new partnerships for the Minnesota Music Coalition, and all of the artists on this tour (with one exception, Rogue Valley) were first time participants in this project. Many artists were performing for the first time in a fine arts venue. As one of our artists responded on her post tour survey: ""Being given the opportunity to perform in a theatre where people actually listen to the songs and the stories behind the songs is something I really appreciate."" Survey results from a post project artist survey revealed that 64% of the 2012 Caravan du Nord artists had never performed in the communities or venues in which they appeared as part of this project. We used a Survey Monkey online tool to verify participation and our ability to achieve this goal. As one artist stated: ""I enjoyed playing in a large historic theater. Our band made some interesting connections and had the best time on our last night of tour.""",,21098,"Other, local or private",105491,13675,"Tony Mendoza (Chair), Mark Wheat (Vice Chair), Sean Dowse (Treasurer), Beth Burns (Secretary), Mark Gehring, Chuck Hermes, Chris Osgood, Mark Stutrud, Andrew Volna.",1,"Minnesota Music Coalition","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Arts Tour Minnesota ",,"The Minnesota Music Coalition will produce and promote the second annual Caravan Du Nord, a statewide tour of performances and workshops featuring established and emerging independent musicians and bands to fine arts venues.",2012-09-01,2012-12-31,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Ellen,Stanley,"Minnesota Music Coalition","75 W 5th St Ste 402","St Paul",MN,55102,"(651) 347-1662 ",ellen@mnmusiccoalition.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Stevens, Itasca, Otter Tail, Rice, Mower, Stearns, Becker, Goodhue",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/arts-tour-minnesota-126,"Daniel Adolphson: Director of Program Engagement, COMPAS.; Timothy Cassidy: Metal sculptor.; Larry Fredlund: Board member, Isanti County Planning Commission and Board of Adjustment.; Lawrence Gorrell: Program director, Master of Arts in Human Development and Master of Arts in Arts and Cultural Management, St Mary's University.; Jeanne Kosfeld: Creative director, Ordway Center for the Performing Arts. Exhibition judge, University of Minnesota Landscape Arboretum.; Jessica Lourey: Member of Sisters in Crime, The Loft Literary Center, and Lake Superior Writers. Board member, Mystery Writers of America. Writer and educator.; Ward Merrill: Executive director, Backus Community Center.; Rita Mustaphi: Founder and artistic director, Katha Dance Theatre. Choreographer, dancer, and educator.|Jeanne Willcoxon, Assistant professor of theater, St Olaf College.","Judson Bemis Jr., Actor, arts administrator, founder and principal of Clere Consulting. Secretary, Minnesota State Arts Board., Ardell Brede, Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002., Peggy Burnet, Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Chair of the Nominating Committee, Smithsonian National Board. Trustee, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board., Michael Charron, Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board., Sean Dowse, Executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Music Coalition, Minnesota Citizens for the Arts, and Anderson Center for Interdisciplinary Studies., John Gunyou, City manager, Minnetonka., Benjamin Klipfel, Executive Director, Alexandria Area Arts Association, Inc. Director and arts educator.,Ellen McInnis, Director of Twin Cities government relations, Wells Fargo. Member of Bottineau Boulevard Partnership. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board., Pamela Perri, Executive vice president, Builders Association of Minnesota., Margaret Rapp, Former educator, Saint Paul Academy and Summit School. Officer at-large, Minnesota State Arts Board., Anton Treuer, Professor of Ojibwe, Bemidji State University.",,Yes 15518,"Arts Tour Minnesota ",2012,45035,"Laws of Minnesota 2011, First Special Session, chapter 6, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","Minnesota professional artists and arts organizations have more opportunities to tour their work throughout the state. More community and nonprofit organizations become involved in presenting touring artists and arts organizations.","Arts Tour Minnesota funding provided resources for 16 Minnesota artists to share their talents with 1108 residents in nine counties across the state. Mixed Blood's goal was to tour six productions for 18 performances in Minnesota to promote pluralism throughout the region, serve vulnerable Minnesotans, and provoke discussion about cultural competence. This year, the theatre produced four total touring shows. Legacy funding provided for 19 performances of these plays in communities across the state. Ken LaZebnik’s Theory of Mind was selected for its sensitive, yet unsentimental portrait of a young adult on the autism spectrum. Warren C. Bowels’ African America was selected for its value to Minnesotans and for its exploration connectivity and celebration of one’s heritage. Bowels’ Dr. King’s Dream was selected for its historical significance and popularity with patrons. Syl Jones’ Daughters of Africa was included in the tour for its exuberant, music-driven celebration of African-American women’s triumphs and accomplishments. Director of Touring, Charlie Moore, has built an extensive network of Minnesota community organizations, educational institutions, theatres, civic centers, and cultural centers with which to partner. Presenting locations were selected by their need and interest and included Minnesota West Community and Technical College in Worthington, Gustavus Adolphus College in St Peter, Historic Holmes Theater in Detroit Lakes, Vermillion Community College in Ely, Alexandria Technical College in Alexandria, Central Square Cultural and Civic Center in Glenwood, Pequana Playhouse in Baudette, A Center for the Arts in Fergus Falls, Regional Cultural Center in New York Mills, Delano High School in Delano, and Battle Lake High School in Battle Lake. A tour package including dramaturgical and promotional materials was provided to hosts of touring shows, in an effort for artists to best communicate with the audience how art serves a social and historical purpose. Each community contact was asked to provide Mixed Blood with their promotional strategies. Most often, organizers engaged audiences via on-site signage, posters, newspaper columns, social media and newsletters. Public performances were often held for adults in towns where students experienced the same plays in school. This was done to give families the opportunity to see the same plays, linking arts to whole communities. 2: Mixed Blood brought plays to venerable, culturally isolated Minnesota communities who have not previously had access to these specific tour offerings. Public performance organizers and audiences were surveyed at each Arts Tour performance to assess their objective and subjective perspectives. 35% of respondents had never been to an arts activity at the performance site, meaning they were exposed to Minnesota art in a new, local location for the first time. All organizers rated the tour's performances and their interactions with Mixed Blood personnel as very good or excellent. These plays are an extension of the Educational Touring program that brings inclusive, challenging plays to schools around the greater Midwest. Artistic Director Jack Rueler selects plays according to their ability to be accessible to many, while portraying stories that may not typically be shown on the stage. Theatre staff works with community hosts to create promotional and dramaturgical tools to engage target communities. Actors answer audience post-performance questions about the plays or about their methods as actors. Surveys are provided to hosts and audience members in order to provide communities with the opportunity to evaluate their experiences.",,11818,"Other, local or private",56853,15144,"Ron McKinley, Tabitha Montgomery, Eric Hyde, Molly Bott, Warren Bowles, Deb Bryan, Yolanda Cotterall, Sheila Gore Dennis, Shalini Gupta, K David Hirschey, David Ginter, Nancy Koo, Robert Lunning, Susan P. Mackay, Jeff McCullum, Jack Reuler, Leah Sixkiller, Gauri Vardhan Yedla, Charles A ôChadö Weinstein, Amanda White Thietje",1.89,"Mixed Blood Theatre Company","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Arts Tour Minnesota ",,"Mixed Blood will tour six productions for eighteen performances in Minnesota communities to promote pluralism throughout the region, serve vulnerable Minnesotans, and provoke discussion and education about cultural competence.",2012-05-01,2013-03-14,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Amanda,"White Thietje","Mixed Blood Theatre Company","1501 S 4th St",Minneapolis,MN,55454-1100,"(612) 338-0984 ",Amanda@mixedblood.com,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Becker, Douglas, Lake of the Woods, Nicollet, Nobles, Otter Tail, Pope, St. Louis, Wright",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/arts-tour-minnesota-130,"Daniel Adolphson: Director of Program Engagement, COMPAS.; Timothy Cassidy: Metal sculptor.; Larry Fredlund: Board member, Isanti County Planning Commission and Board of Adjustment.; Lawrence Gorrell: Program director, Master of Arts in Human Development and Master of Arts in Arts and Cultural Management, St Mary's University.; Jeanne Kosfeld: Creative director, Ordway Center for the Performing Arts. Exhibition judge, University of Minnesota Landscape Arboretum.; Jessica Lourey: Member of Sisters in Crime, The Loft Literary Center, and Lake Superior Writers. Board member, Mystery Writers of America. Writer and educator.; Ward Merrill: Executive director, Backus Community Center.; Rita Mustaphi: Founder and artistic director, Katha Dance Theatre. Choreographer, dancer, and educator.|Jeanne Willcoxon, Assistant professor of theater, St Olaf College.","Judson Bemis Jr., Actor, arts administrator, founder and principal of Clere Consulting. Secretary, Minnesota State Arts Board., Ardell Brede, Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002., Peggy Burnet, Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Chair of the Nominating Committee, Smithsonian National Board. Trustee, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board., Michael Charron, Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board., Sean Dowse, Executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Music Coalition, Minnesota Citizens for the Arts, and Anderson Center for Interdisciplinary Studies., John Gunyou, City manager, Minnetonka., Benjamin Klipfel, Executive Director, Alexandria Area Arts Association, Inc. Director and arts educator.,Ellen McInnis, Director of Twin Cities government relations, Wells Fargo. Member of Bottineau Boulevard Partnership. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board., Pamela Perri, Executive vice president, Builders Association of Minnesota., Margaret Rapp, Former educator, Saint Paul Academy and Summit School. Officer at-large, Minnesota State Arts Board., Anton Treuer, Professor of Ojibwe, Bemidji State University.",,Yes 15559,"Arts Tour Minnesota ",2012,12000,"Laws of Minnesota 2011, First Special Session, chapter 6, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","Minnesota professional artists and arts organizations have more opportunities to tour their work throughout the state. Minnesota professional artists and arts organizations tour to communities and regions they haven’t previously visited. The goal was to have the Minnesota Sinfonia perform in Red Wing for the first time, and they did. We evaluated the numbers of students participating; we had eight perform at the concert, and several more participated in the workshop. We also evaluated attendance at the park performance; we estimate that we nearly reached our goal of 500. Other evaluations include ratings by the orchestra, which averaged over four out of five. And audience response to the concert was extremely positive with a standing ovation at the end of the concert.","Minnesota Sinfonia performed at a concert in Red Wing Central Park. And the local Sound Strings organization conducted a workshop for disadvantaged children who are taking strings lessons. The children also performed at the concert, and program information was presented at the concert. We have not had the resources before to include a full orchestra in our summer concert series, but have wanted to do so. Red Wing Arts Association contacted Jay Fishman and he was interested in bringing Sinfonia to Red Wing. With this program, seasoned professional musicians encouraged young musicians, and during the intermission and after the concert, members of the audience also visited with the musicians. This was one of the most successful aspects of the evening. 2: This was the first opportunity Sinfonia has had to perform in Red Wing. It was also the first opportunity the Red Wing Arts Association has had to have a full orchestra perform in our Concerts in the Parks series. Our organization and this series serve the Red Wing area, including the communities of Red Wing, Goodhue, Lake City, and Ellsworth, Wisconsin.",,3065,"Other, local or private",15065,1734,"Cowles Council: Gloria Sewell, Blythe Brenden, Richard P. Carroll, Wendy Dayton, Terrance R. Dolan, Rebecca Driscoll, Michelle Grabanski-Pohlad, Barbara Hamilton-Sustad, Colin Hamilton, Katherine Hayes, Joe Humke, Ember Reichgott Junge, Lynn Kohlasch, Will Law, L. Kelley Lindquist, Peggy Lucas, Kimberly Macey, Mary Margaret MacMillan, Colleen McGough-Wood, Nadine McGuire, Jennifer Melin Miller, Patrick Mosher, Irene Quarshie, Elizabeth Redleaf, Patricia Ronning, Doug Seim, Leah Sixkiller, John Skogmo, Susan White, Nicole Woodhouse",,"Red Wing Arts Association","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Arts Tour Minnesota ",,"The Red Wing Arts Association will open its 2012 summer Concerts in the Park series with a youth educational workshop and concert by the chamber orchestra, Minnesota Sinfonia.",2012-06-13,2012-06-13,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Daniel,Guida,"Red Wing Arts Association","418 Levee St","Red Wing",MN,55066-2333,"(651) 388-7569 ",director@rwarts.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Anoka, Freeborn, Hennepin, Kanabec, Ramsey",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/arts-tour-minnesota-135,"Daniel Adolphson: Director of Program Engagement, COMPAS.; Timothy Cassidy: Metal sculptor.; Larry Fredlund: Board member, Isanti County Planning Commission and Board of Adjustment.; Lawrence Gorrell: Program director, Master of Arts in Human Development and Master of Arts in Arts and Cultural Management, St Mary's University.; Jeanne Kosfeld: Creative director, Ordway Center for the Performing Arts. Exhibition judge, University of Minnesota Landscape Arboretum.; Jessica Lourey: Member of Sisters in Crime, The Loft Literary Center, and Lake Superior Writers. Board member, Mystery Writers of America. Writer and educator.; Ward Merrill: Executive director, Backus Community Center.; Rita Mustaphi: Founder and artistic director, Katha Dance Theatre. Choreographer, dancer, and educator.|Jeanne Willcoxon, Assistant professor of theater, St Olaf College.","Judson Bemis Jr., Actor, arts administrator, founder and principal of Clere Consulting. Secretary, Minnesota State Arts Board., Ardell Brede, Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002., Peggy Burnet, Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Chair of the Nominating Committee, Smithsonian National Board. Trustee, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board., Michael Charron, Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board., Sean Dowse, Executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Music Coalition, Minnesota Citizens for the Arts, and Anderson Center for Interdisciplinary Studies., John Gunyou, City manager, Minnetonka., Benjamin Klipfel, Executive Director, Alexandria Area Arts Association, Inc. Director and arts educator.,Ellen McInnis, Director of Twin Cities government relations, Wells Fargo. Member of Bottineau Boulevard Partnership. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board., Pamela Perri, Executive vice president, Builders Association of Minnesota., Margaret Rapp, Former educator, Saint Paul Academy and Summit School. Officer at-large, Minnesota State Arts Board., Anton Treuer, Professor of Ojibwe, Bemidji State University.",,No 14213,"Arts in the Northlands",2012,7368,"2011 Laws of Minnesota, Article 4, Section 2, Subdivison 10","These amounts are appropriated to the commissioner of agriculture for grants to county agricultural societies to enhance arts access and education and to preserve and promote Minnesota's history and cultural heritage as embodied in its county fairs. The grants shall be in addition to the aid distributed to county agricultural societies under Minnesota Statutes, section 38.02. The commissioner shall award grants as follows: (1) $700,000 each year distributed in equal amounts to each of the state's county fairs to enhance arts access and education and to preserve and promote Minnesota's history and cultural heritage;","Track number of performances.Track number of audience members.Survey audience.","The Arts in the Northland stage had 18 performances with 31 artists/performers. Over 80 pieces of artwork were on display near the stage area.Detailed survey results can be provided upon request from MDA.",,2239,"Crow Wing County Fair Association",7368,,"Sarah Dano Bonnie Hillman Rebecca Joerger",,"Crow Wing County Fair Association","Local/Regional Government, Non-Profit Business/Entity","To provide an additional stage for area artists and educators to showcase their talents and knowledge. Arts in the Northland will encompass a diverse group of artists and educators to offer educational and hands on experiences for fairgoers. Historical, traditional, and modern forms of art are all to be a part of the Arts in the Northland.",,,2012-03-01,2012-08-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Sarah,Dano,,,,,,218-829-6680,cwcfair@brainerd.com,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota Department of Agriculture",,"Crow Wing",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/arts-northlands,,,, 18431,"Arts and Cultural Heritage Demonstrations",2012,1500,"2011 Laws of Minnesota, Article 4, Section 2, Subdivison 10","These amounts are appropriated to the commissioner of agriculture for grants to county agricultural societies to enhance arts access and education and to preserve and promote Minnesota's history and cultural heritage as embodied in its county fairs. The grants shall be in addition to the aid distributed to county agricultural societies under Minnesota Statutes, section 38.02. The commissioner shall award grants as follows: (2) $700,000 each year for a competitive Arts and Cultural Heritage Grants Program-County Fairs. The commissioner shall award grants for the development or enhancement of county fair facilities or other projects or programs that provide access to the arts, arts education, or agricultural, historical, and cultural heritage programs, including but not limited to agricultural education centers, arts buildings, and performance stages.","Survey presenters and demonstration participants.",,,,,,,"Paul Koubsky Greg Weidauer Jennifer Olson Melissa Schultz Karen Brosh Matt Bouwman Drew Gaffaney Peder Gerde Thom Greiner Courtny Kalina Jocelyn Leavitt Kari Peterson Mark Tolifson ",,"Pope County Agricultural Society","Non-Profit Business/Entity","To partner with local non-profits to bring arts and cultural heritage demonstrations to the Pope County Fair. Demonstrations will range from quilting and spinning to the fine arts, rosemaling, and lefse making. ",,,2012-05-08,,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund","In Progress",,,Jennifer,Olson,"Pope County Agricultural Society","PO Box 171",Glenwood,MN,56334,320-491-5663,popecofair@gmail.com,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota Department of Agriculture",,Pope,,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/arts-and-cultural-heritage-demonstrations,"Pat Coleman: Acquisitions Librarian at the Minnesota Historical Society.Sue Ellingsen: Former middle school band director at Blue Earth Area Public School. 2006 Blue Earth Area Teacher of the Year.Jamey Flannery: Project Manager at Flannery Construction. Has full range of general contracting experience, from new construction to remodeling to improving historical structures.Dan Grunhovd: Former president of the Minnesota Federation of County Fairs.Ron Oleheiser: District 8 Representative of the Minnesota State Fair. ",,,2 16679,"Arts and Cultural Heritage Grant",2012,11000,"2011 Laws of Minnesota, Article 4, Section 2, Subdivison 10","These amounts are appropriated to the commissioner of agriculture for grants to county agricultural societies to enhance arts access and education and to preserve and promote Minnesota's history and cultural heritage as embodied in its county fairs. The grants shall be in addition to the aid distributed to county agricultural societies under Minnesota Statutes, section 38.02. The commissioner shall award grants as follows: (2) $700,000 each year for a competitive Arts and Cultural Heritage Grants Program-County Fairs. The commissioner shall award grants for the development or enhancement of county fair facilities or other projects or programs that provide access to the arts, arts education, or agricultural, historical, and cultural heritage programs, including but not limited to agricultural education centers, arts buildings, and performance stages. ","Track audience numbers.Track number of performances in the ""Curling Building.""","A model train display by the Northern Minnesota Railroad Heritage Association and over 80 pieces of artwork by Encore Arts Association were on exhibit during the fair.  Arts and crafts activities were available to children, and the Arts in the Northland Stage had 18 performances with 31 performers and 412 spectators.",,,,,,"Becky Joerger Alfred Olson Sarah Dano Al Vandenberghe Gloria Langerman Dave Schubert Dan Peters Dan Thesing Tom Malloy Barb Burgwald Bob Dambowy Bonnie Hillman",,"Crow Wing County Fair Association","Non-Profit Business/Entity","To enhance access to arts and cultural heritage events at the Crow Wing County Fair. A camera, projector, and big screen will allow visitors to better see demonstrations in the ""Curling Building."" Funds will also be used to add electrical outlets to run equipment. ",,,2012-04-26,2012-10-16,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Becky,Joerger,"Crow Wing County Fair Association","2000 13th st SE",Brainerd,MN,56401,,,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota Department of Agriculture",,"Crow Wing",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/arts-and-cultural-heritage-grant-212,"Pat Coleman: Acquisitions Librarian at the Minnesota Historical Society. Sue Ellingsen: Former middle school Band Director at Blue Earth Area Public School.  2006 Blue Earth Area Teacher of the Year.   Jamey Flannery: Project Manager at Flannery Construction.  Has full range of general contracting experience, from new construction to remodeling to improving historical structures. Dan Grunhovd: Past president of the Minnesota Federation of County Fairs. Ron Oleheiser: District 8 Representative of the Minnesota State Fair. ",,,2 15570,"Arts Learning",2012,22025,"Laws of Minnesota 2011, First Special Session, chapter 6, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3"," ACHF Arts Education","The quantity and types of arts learning opportunities in the state, and the organizations or venues that offer them increases. More Minnesotans are engaged in arts learning opportunities.","Woodland Hills has only been able to offer theater programming with the support of the Minnesota State Arts Board, thus the type of arts learning opportunities at Woodland Hills was increased through this project. Additionally, of the arts learners who had previous theatre experience, 70% of those experiences occurred at their school, thus this project increased the venues in which youth could have arts learning opportunities. To measure the outcomes, arts learners took a pre-program survey collecting data on the frequency and venue of arts learning experiences before coming to Woodland Hills and arts learning opportunities at Woodland Hills. 2: Before participating in this project, 96% of students had never had an in depth theatre experience and only 38% of students had any experience in theatre. Following the completion of the project, 21% of participants said they would “definitely” participate in theatre outside of Woodland Hills, 32% said they were “interested”, and 42% said they “might” participate. Only 5% stated that they would “definitely not” participate in theatre in the future. It is our conclusion that this project introduced students to a new arts opportunity that many will pursue in the future. Our success at increasing participation was measured through pre and post program surveys. The surveys measured arts learning experiences before coming to Woodland Hills and assessed the likelihood of students choosing to participate in theatre arts learning experiences in the future.",,338,"Other, local or private",22363,1000,"Karen Anderson, Xavier Bell, Laura Budd, Dean Casperson, George Goldfarb, Ann Glumac, Sanford Hoff, Peg Johnson, Leanne Joynes, David Kohlhaas, Doug Lewis, Amy Lukasavitz, Peter Pichetti, Mark Schober, Phil Strom, Melissa Swor, Natalie Zeleznikar, Greg Sandbulte, Jim Gustafson, Adolph Ojard",,"Saint James Home of Duluth, Inc. AKA Woodland Hills","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Arts Learning",,"Arts learners, under the guidance of a teaching artist, will use the creative process to explore teen violence prevention by creating a performance intended to initiate dialogue in the community.",2012-09-10,2013-01-25,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Jessica,Sweeney,"Saint James Home of Duluth, Inc. AKA Woodland Hills","4321 Allendale Ave",Duluth,MN,55803,"(218) 728-7500x 118",jsweeney@woodlandhills.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Aitkin, Benton, Brown, Carlton, Carver, Cass, Crow Wing, Freeborn, Hennepin, Houston, Hubbard, Isanti, Itasca, Kanabec, Kittson, Koochiching, Lake, Meeker, Mille Lacs, Morrison, Olmsted, Otter Tail, Pennington, Pine, Polk, Ramsey, Rice, Roseau, Sherburne, St. Louis, Stearns, Wabasha",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/arts-learning-237,"Shari Aronson: Co-founder, Z Puppets Rosenschnoz.; Alison Good: Former commercial artist, educator and administrator; active community volunteer; Zhimin Guan: Professor of art, Minnesota State University Moorhead.; Karla Nweje: Dancer, choreographer, writer, and educator.; Gretchen Pick: Artistic director, Young Dance. Adjunct faculty, University of Minnesota Department of Dance.","Judson Bemis Jr., Actor, arts administrator, founder and principal of Clere Consulting. Secretary, Minnesota State Arts Board., Ardell Brede, Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002., Peggy Burnet, Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Chair of the Nominating Committee, Smithsonian National Board. Trustee, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board., Michael Charron, Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board., Sean Dowse, Executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Music Coalition, Minnesota Citizens for the Arts, and Anderson Center for Interdisciplinary Studies., John Gunyou, City manager, Minnetonka., Benjamin Klipfel, Executive Director, Alexandria Area Arts Association, Inc. Director and arts educator.,Ellen McInnis, Director of Twin Cities government relations, Wells Fargo. Member of Bottineau Boulevard Partnership. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board., Pamela Perri, Executive vice president, Builders Association of Minnesota., Margaret Rapp, Former educator, Saint Paul Academy and Summit School. Officer at-large, Minnesota State Arts Board., Anton Treuer, Professor of Ojibwe, Bemidji State University.",,No 15578,"Arts Tour Minnesota ",2012,21554,"Laws of Minnesota 2011, First Special Session, chapter 6, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","Minnesota professional artists and arts organizations have more opportunities to tour their work throughout the state. Minnesota professional artists and arts organizations tour to communities and regions they haven’t previously visited. More community and nonprofit organizations become involved in presenting touring artists and arts organizations.","The Singers toured to two greater Minnesota locations, St Cloud and Brainerd, and partnered with community organizations to present choral concerts. The Singers rehearsed and performed side-to-side with students. Evaluation included individual discussions between the two parties which were reported to Artistic Director and tour coordinator. The Singers were available after the concerts for questions and comments. Ticket sellers at Brainerd asked each patron about how they knew about the concert. They collected email addresses increasing our visibility in the area. Artistic and administrative staff members traveled to each location prior to the tour, to meet in person with our partners in each community and do a site visit"" to anticipate any production needs. The Singers worked with choirs in each location, rehearsing ad performing collaboratively. Our project partners were involved with scheduling and identifying space for rehearsals; serving as concert venues; providing limited volunteer support; consulting on the final repertoire choices; and assisting to a limited degree with event publicity. Partner choir members received complimentary tickets to distribute within the community, making use of existing social networks. 2: The Singers organization hopes to build on the musical and educational successes seen in both St Cloud and Brainerd. By teaming with Saint Cloud State University, The Singers presented a solo program while also standing with nearly 300 high school and collegiate singers in an educational outreach setting. Response from the Saint Cloud State University partners was very positive. In Brainerd, The Singers paired with the A Cappella Choir from Brainerd High School, and again this shoulder-to-shoulder experience was overwhelmingly positive. Brian Stubbs, conductor of the Brainerd High School choir claimed it to be one of the most exciting musical collaborations that the students have experienced. These verbal conversations after the events were the primary source of feedback on outcomes and presentations. The partner organizations for this project have been all been active and important supporters of choral music and artistic collaboration within their communities. The Singers' Founder and Artistic Director, Matthew Culloton, is originally from St Cloud and has many acquaintances in the local choral community, which helps to create a successful collaborative program with a lot of local support. Saint Cloud State University is in its fifth year of hosting the ""Big Sing"" festival, and because of this grant, our Artistic Director was able to serve as guest conductor this year, along with The Singers as guest artists. The Brainerd A Cappella Choir is a decades-old institution that has long been recognized as one of the strongest high school-level choral programs in the state.""",,5388,"Other, local or private",26943,4500,"Dean Gesme, Maureen Armstrong, JohnSteinke, Craig Carnahan, Carolyn Collins, Patrick Hipwell, Mary Kirchner, Gary Lehr, Nancy Rotenberry, Cynthia Tambornino, Greta Wicker",1.25,"Singers Minnesota Choral Artists AKA The Singers-Minnesota Choral Artists","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Arts Tour Minnesota ",,"The Singers-Minnesota Choral Artists will work with new community partners in Brainerd and Saint Cloud to offer master classes and collaborative public performances with local student choirs.",2012-06-01,2013-03-31,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Matthew,Culloton,"Singers Minnesota Choral Artists AKA The Singers-Minnesota Choral Artists","528 Hennepin Ave Ste 303",Minneapolis,MN,55403-1810,"(651) 917-1948 ",office@singersmca.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Stearns, Crow Wing",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/arts-tour-minnesota-138,"Daniel Adolphson: Director of Program Engagement, COMPAS.; Timothy Cassidy: Metal sculptor.; Larry Fredlund: Board member, Isanti County Planning Commission and Board of Adjustment.; Lawrence Gorrell: Program director, Master of Arts in Human Development and Master of Arts in Arts and Cultural Management, St Mary's University.; Jeanne Kosfeld: Creative director, Ordway Center for the Performing Arts. Exhibition judge, University of Minnesota Landscape Arboretum.; Jessica Lourey: Member of Sisters in Crime, The Loft Literary Center, and Lake Superior Writers. Board member, Mystery Writers of America. Writer and educator.; Ward Merrill: Executive director, Backus Community Center.; Rita Mustaphi: Founder and artistic director, Katha Dance Theatre. Choreographer, dancer, and educator.|Jeanne Willcoxon, Assistant professor of theater, St Olaf College.","Judson Bemis Jr., Actor, arts administrator, founder and principal of Clere Consulting. Secretary, Minnesota State Arts Board., Ardell Brede, Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002., Peggy Burnet, Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Chair of the Nominating Committee, Smithsonian National Board. Trustee, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board., Michael Charron, Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board., Sean Dowse, Executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Music Coalition, Minnesota Citizens for the Arts, and Anderson Center for Interdisciplinary Studies., John Gunyou, City manager, Minnetonka., Benjamin Klipfel, Executive Director, Alexandria Area Arts Association, Inc. Director and arts educator.,Ellen McInnis, Director of Twin Cities government relations, Wells Fargo. Member of Bottineau Boulevard Partnership. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board., Pamela Perri, Executive vice president, Builders Association of Minnesota., Margaret Rapp, Former educator, Saint Paul Academy and Summit School. Officer at-large, Minnesota State Arts Board., Anton Treuer, Professor of Ojibwe, Bemidji State University.",,Yes 15620,"Arts Project Grant",2012,2500,"Laws of Minnesota 2011, First Special Session, chapter 6, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access ACHF Arts Education ACHF Cultural Heritage","Foster community appreciation for live theater; offer first time live theater experience for area youth.Measured by audience participation and attendance.","Number of participants and audience increased.",,2640,"Other, local or private",5140,,,,"Aitkin Community Education","K-12 Education","Prairie Fire Children's Theater residency",,"Present Prairie Fire Children's Theater in week long residency.",2012-08-06,2012-08-10,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,John,Hodson,"Aitkin Community Education","306 2nd St NW",Aitkin,MN,56431-1246,"(218) 927-7130 ",jhodson@aitkin.k12.mn.us,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board, Arrowhead Regional Arts Council",,Aitkin,,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/arts-project-grant,"Tony Kuznik: musician, retired president of Hibbing Community College; Rolf Anderson: choral and vocal music, retired high school vocal music instructor; Ken Bloom: Director, Tweed Museum of Art, University of Minnesota- Duluth; Janeen Carey: vocalist, retired Hibbing Community College librarian and information media specialist; Carina Ellis: instrumentalist, Master of Music Education degree; Peter Pestlozzi: furniture maker, instructor at North House Folk School, Grand Marais; David Beard: Assistant Professor of writing studies, University of Minnesota- Duluth; Erling Ellison: jewelry designer and creator, speech coach and judge, director of Garrison Art Fair; Catherine Meier: website designer, printmaker, drawer, and animator; Mary McGilligan: writer, published poet; Josh Aerie: cellist, orchestra conductor, college music instructor; Kathy Dodge: Executive Director of Itasca Orchestra and Strings Program; Nancy Daley: hand paper maker and instructor at North House Folk School; Jeffrey Adams: published playwright and director of IceBox Radio Theater; Marcie McIntire: traditional beadwork Ojibwe artist, gallery owner and educator; Paula Brandel: art instructor Itasca Community College and visual artist; Gerard Sordelet: stage combat instructor, instrumentalist and media artist.","Tony Kuznik: musician, retired president of Hibbing Community College; Rolf Anderson: choral and vocal music, retired high school vocal music instructor; Ken Bloom: Director, Tweed Museum of Art, University of Minnesota- Duluth; Janeen Carey: vocalist, retired Hibbing Community College librarian and information media specialist; Carina Ellis: instrumentalist, Master of Music Education degree; Peter Pestlozzi: furniture maker, instructor at North House Folk School, Grand Marais; David Beard: Assistant Professor of writing studies, University of Minnesota- Duluth; Erling Ellison: jewelry designer and creator, speech coach and judge, director of Garrison Art Fair; Catherine Meier: website designer, printmaker, drawer, and animator; Mary McGilligan: writer, published poet; Josh Aerie: cellist, orchestra conductor, college music instructor; Kathy Dodge: Executive Director of Itasca Orchestra and Strings Program; Nancy Daley: hand paper maker and instructor at North House Folk School; Jeffrey Adams: published playwright and director of IceBox Radio Theater; Marcie McIntire: traditional beadwork Ojibwe artist, gallery owner and educator; Paula Brandel: art instructor Itasca Community College and visual artist; Gerard Sordelet: stage combat instructor, instrumentalist and media artist.",,No 15723,"Arts Project Grant",2012,2600,"Laws of Minnesota 2011, First Special Session, chapter 6, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access ACHF Arts Education ACHF Cultural Heritage","Increase access to local music, exposure of local musicians. Provide area musicians the opportunity to perform.Measured by feedback from participants and audience, and number of local musicians that perform at the festival.","Enthusiastic response from participants, audience and support to continue the festival next year.",,20684,"Other, local or private",23284,,"Ann Possis, Molly Hicken, Hyla Napadensky, Rick Anderson, Debbie Benedict, Roxy Sherer, Greg Tofte, David Tersteeg",,"Cook County Community Radio Corporation","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Music festival",,"Produce two day music festival.",2012-08-08,2012-09-21,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Melanie,Steele,"Cook County Community Radio Corporation","PO Box 1005 51 W 5th St","Grand Marais",MN,55604,"(218) 387-1070 ",melanie@wtip.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board, Arrowhead Regional Arts Council",,Cook,,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/arts-project-grant-5,"Tony Kuznik: musician, retired president of Hibbing Community College; Rolf Anderson: choral and vocal music, retired high school vocal music instructor; Ken Bloom: Director, Tweed Museum of Art, University of Minnesota- Duluth; Janeen Carey: vocalist, retired Hibbing Community College librarian and information media specialist; Carina Ellis: instrumentalist, Master of Music Education degree; Peter Pestlozzi: furniture maker, instructor at North House Folk School, Grand Marais; David Beard: Assistant Professor of writing studies, University of Minnesota- Duluth; Erling Ellison: jewelry designer and creator, speech coach and judge, director of Garrison Art Fair; Catherine Meier: website designer, printmaker, drawer, and animator; Mary McGilligan: writer, published poet; Josh Aerie: cellist, orchestra conductor, college music instructor; Kathy Dodge: Executive Director of Itasca Orchestra and Strings Program; Nancy Daley: hand paper maker and instructor at North House Folk School; Jeffrey Adams: published playwright and director of IceBox Radio Theater; Marcie McIntire: traditional beadwork Ojibwe artist, gallery owner and educator; Paula Brandel: art instructor Itasca Community College and visual artist; Gerard Sordelet: stage combat instructor, instrumentalist and media artist.","Tony Kuznik: musician, retired president of Hibbing Community College; Rolf Anderson: choral and vocal music, retired high school vocal music instructor; Ken Bloom: Director, Tweed Museum of Art, University of Minnesota- Duluth; Janeen Carey: vocalist, retired Hibbing Community College librarian and information media specialist; Carina Ellis: instrumentalist, Master of Music Education degree; Peter Pestlozzi: furniture maker, instructor at North House Folk School, Grand Marais; David Beard: Assistant Professor of writing studies, University of Minnesota- Duluth; Erling Ellison: jewelry designer and creator, speech coach and judge, director of Garrison Art Fair; Catherine Meier: website designer, printmaker, drawer, and animator; Mary McGilligan: writer, published poet; Josh Aerie: cellist, orchestra conductor, college music instructor; Kathy Dodge: Executive Director of Itasca Orchestra and Strings Program; Nancy Daley: hand paper maker and instructor at North House Folk School; Jeffrey Adams: published playwright and director of IceBox Radio Theater; Marcie McIntire: traditional beadwork Ojibwe artist, gallery owner and educator; Paula Brandel: art instructor Itasca Community College and visual artist; Gerard Sordelet: stage combat instructor, instrumentalist and media artist.",,No 15740,"Arts Project Grant",2012,3000,"Laws of Minnesota 2011, First Special Session, chapter 6, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access ACHF Arts Education ACHF Cultural Heritage","Engage community in public art and seasonal events.Review meeting week after performance/watch video/critique process. Number of community members involved in the production.","Audience and participant numbers.",,6700,"Other, local or private",9700,,"Jim Ouray, Betsy Bowen, Barb LaVigne",,"Good Harbor Hill Players","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Summer solstice puppet pageant",,"Produce outdoor puppet pageant celebrating the summer solstice.",2012-05-01,2012-07-20,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Betsy,Bowen,"Good Harbor Hill Players","PO Box 68 301 W 1st St","Grand Marais",MN,55604,"(218) 387-1992 ",betsy@woodcut.com,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board, Arrowhead Regional Arts Council",,Cook,,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/arts-project-grant-11,"Tony Kuznik: musician, retired president of Hibbing Community College; Rolf Anderson: choral and vocal music, retired high school vocal music instructor; Ken Bloom: Director, Tweed Museum of Art, University of Minnesota- Duluth; Janeen Carey: vocalist, retired Hibbing Community College librarian and information media specialist; Carina Ellis: instrumentalist, Master of Music Education degree; Peter Pestlozzi: furniture maker, instructor at North House Folk School, Grand Marais; David Beard: Assistant Professor of writing studies, University of Minnesota- Duluth; Erling Ellison: jewelry designer and creator, speech coach and judge, director of Garrison Art Fair; Catherine Meier: website designer, printmaker, drawer, and animator; Mary McGilligan: writer, published poet; Josh Aerie: cellist, orchestra conductor, college music instructor; Kathy Dodge: Executive Director of Itasca Orchestra and Strings Program; Nancy Daley: hand paper maker and instructor at North House Folk School; Jeffrey Adams: published playwright and director of IceBox Radio Theater; Marcie McIntire: traditional beadwork Ojibwe artist, gallery owner and educator; Paula Brandel: art instructor Itasca Community College and visual artist; Gerard Sordelet: stage combat instructor, instrumentalist and media artist.","Tony Kuznik: musician, retired president of Hibbing Community College; Rolf Anderson: choral and vocal music, retired high school vocal music instructor; Ken Bloom: Director, Tweed Museum of Art, University of Minnesota- Duluth; Janeen Carey: vocalist, retired Hibbing Community College librarian and information media specialist; Carina Ellis: instrumentalist, Master of Music Education degree; Peter Pestlozzi: furniture maker, instructor at North House Folk School, Grand Marais; David Beard: Assistant Professor of writing studies, University of Minnesota- Duluth; Erling Ellison: jewelry designer and creator, speech coach and judge, director of Garrison Art Fair; Catherine Meier: website designer, printmaker, drawer, and animator; Mary McGilligan: writer, published poet; Josh Aerie: cellist, orchestra conductor, college music instructor; Kathy Dodge: Executive Director of Itasca Orchestra and Strings Program; Nancy Daley: hand paper maker and instructor at North House Folk School; Jeffrey Adams: published playwright and director of IceBox Radio Theater; Marcie McIntire: traditional beadwork Ojibwe artist, gallery owner and educator; Paula Brandel: art instructor Itasca Community College and visual artist; Gerard Sordelet: stage combat instructor, instrumentalist and media artist.",,No 15741,"Arts Project Grant",2012,2600,"Laws of Minnesota 2011, First Special Session, chapter 6, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access ACHF Arts Education ACHF Cultural Heritage","Create a positive, safe theatrical experience for all local participants and a quality experience for local and visiting audience members.Measure by participation numbers, audience attendance, advertising numbers, membership renewal and growth, and in program surveys to collect feedback from the production.","Enthusiastic audience and cast and strong support in the community.",,16540,"Other, local or private",19140,,"Shelby Anderson, Sandi Furlow, Jane Gellner, Andra Lilienthal, Erin Larsen",,"Grand Marais Playhouse","Non-Profit Business/Entity","The Beaux Strategem choreographer",,"Hire a fight choreographer for its production of The Beaux Strategem.",2012-06-10,2012-12-12,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Sue,Hennessy,"Grand Marais Playhouse","PO Box 996 51 W 5th St","Grand Marais",MN,55604-0996,"(218) 387-1284x 2",sue@grandmaraisplayhouse.com,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board, Arrowhead Regional Arts Council",,Cook,,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/arts-project-grant-12,"Tony Kuznik: musician, retired president of Hibbing Community College; Rolf Anderson: choral and vocal music, retired high school vocal music instructor; Ken Bloom: Director, Tweed Museum of Art, University of Minnesota- Duluth; Janeen Carey: vocalist, retired Hibbing Community College librarian and information media specialist; Carina Ellis: instrumentalist, Master of Music Education degree; Peter Pestlozzi: furniture maker, instructor at North House Folk School, Grand Marais; David Beard: Assistant Professor of writing studies, University of Minnesota- Duluth; Erling Ellison: jewelry designer and creator, speech coach and judge, director of Garrison Art Fair; Catherine Meier: website designer, printmaker, drawer, and animator; Mary McGilligan: writer, published poet; Josh Aerie: cellist, orchestra conductor, college music instructor; Kathy Dodge: Executive Director of Itasca Orchestra and Strings Program; Nancy Daley: hand paper maker and instructor at North House Folk School; Jeffrey Adams: published playwright and director of IceBox Radio Theater; Marcie McIntire: traditional beadwork Ojibwe artist, gallery owner and educator; Paula Brandel: art instructor Itasca Community College and visual artist; Gerard Sordelet: stage combat instructor, instrumentalist and media artist.","Tony Kuznik: musician, retired president of Hibbing Community College; Rolf Anderson: choral and vocal music, retired high school vocal music instructor; Ken Bloom: Director, Tweed Museum of Art, University of Minnesota- Duluth; Janeen Carey: vocalist, retired Hibbing Community College librarian and information media specialist; Carina Ellis: instrumentalist, Master of Music Education degree; Peter Pestlozzi: furniture maker, instructor at North House Folk School, Grand Marais; David Beard: Assistant Professor of writing studies, University of Minnesota- Duluth; Erling Ellison: jewelry designer and creator, speech coach and judge, director of Garrison Art Fair; Catherine Meier: website designer, printmaker, drawer, and animator; Mary McGilligan: writer, published poet; Josh Aerie: cellist, orchestra conductor, college music instructor; Kathy Dodge: Executive Director of Itasca Orchestra and Strings Program; Nancy Daley: hand paper maker and instructor at North House Folk School; Jeffrey Adams: published playwright and director of IceBox Radio Theater; Marcie McIntire: traditional beadwork Ojibwe artist, gallery owner and educator; Paula Brandel: art instructor Itasca Community College and visual artist; Gerard Sordelet: stage combat instructor, instrumentalist and media artist.",,No 15750,"Arts Project Grant",2012,2600,"Laws of Minnesota 2011, First Special Session, chapter 6, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access ACHF Arts Education ACHF Cultural Heritage","Keep the visual arts alive in Aitkin County.Measured by keeping attendance records.","Positive feedback from participants, attendees and members and increase in attendance.",,24170,"Other, local or private",26770,,"Angie Barnhart, Mary Lindberg Beal, Dan Borseth, Paul Hauge, Ruth Hauge, Barden Heft, Joselito Burgos, Cherie Holm, Katherine Ella, Angela Erickson, Michael Ryan, Mary Ellen Pogatchnik, Susan Cline",,"Jaques Art Center, Inc.","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Operating support for exhibits, programming, and workshops",,"Support for twelve months of exhibits, programming and workshops.",2012-04-13,2013-04-12,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Linda,Zasmeta,"Jaques Art Center, Inc.","121 2nd St NW",Aitkin,MN,56431,"(218) 927-2363 ",info@jaquesart.com,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board, Arrowhead Regional Arts Council",,Aitkin,,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/arts-project-grant-15,"Tony Kuznik: musician, retired president of Hibbing Community College; Rolf Anderson: choral and vocal music, retired high school vocal music instructor; Ken Bloom: Director, Tweed Museum of Art, University of Minnesota- Duluth; Janeen Carey: vocalist, retired Hibbing Community College librarian and information media specialist; Carina Ellis: instrumentalist, Master of Music Education degree; Peter Pestlozzi: furniture maker, instructor at North House Folk School, Grand Marais; David Beard: Assistant Professor of writing studies, University of Minnesota- Duluth; Erling Ellison: jewelry designer and creator, speech coach and judge, director of Garrison Art Fair; Catherine Meier: website designer, printmaker, drawer, and animator; Mary McGilligan: writer, published poet; Josh Aerie: cellist, orchestra conductor, college music instructor; Kathy Dodge: Executive Director of Itasca Orchestra and Strings Program; Nancy Daley: hand paper maker and instructor at North House Folk School; Jeffrey Adams: published playwright and director of IceBox Radio Theater; Marcie McIntire: traditional beadwork Ojibwe artist, gallery owner and educator; Paula Brandel: art instructor Itasca Community College and visual artist; Gerard Sordelet: stage combat instructor, instrumentalist and media artist.","Tony Kuznik: musician, retired president of Hibbing Community College; Rolf Anderson: choral and vocal music, retired high school vocal music instructor; Ken Bloom: Director, Tweed Museum of Art, University of Minnesota- Duluth; Janeen Carey: vocalist, retired Hibbing Community College librarian and information media specialist; Carina Ellis: instrumentalist, Master of Music Education degree; Peter Pestlozzi: furniture maker, instructor at North House Folk School, Grand Marais; David Beard: Assistant Professor of writing studies, University of Minnesota- Duluth; Erling Ellison: jewelry designer and creator, speech coach and judge, director of Garrison Art Fair; Catherine Meier: website designer, printmaker, drawer, and animator; Mary McGilligan: writer, published poet; Josh Aerie: cellist, orchestra conductor, college music instructor; Kathy Dodge: Executive Director of Itasca Orchestra and Strings Program; Nancy Daley: hand paper maker and instructor at North House Folk School; Jeffrey Adams: published playwright and director of IceBox Radio Theater; Marcie McIntire: traditional beadwork Ojibwe artist, gallery owner and educator; Paula Brandel: art instructor Itasca Community College and visual artist; Gerard Sordelet: stage combat instructor, instrumentalist and media artist.",,No 15776,"Arts Project Grant",2012,2600,"Laws of Minnesota 2011, First Special Session, chapter 6, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access ACHF Arts Education ACHF Cultural Heritage","Offer music in an unusual genre, continue top quality arts destination on the North Shore. Provide highly danceable, quality music to this community.Evaluation forms filled out by audience and participants, written reviews, surveys.","Audience filled out the forms with very satisfied and no negative comments.",,5290,"Other, local or private",7890,,,,"North Shore Music Association","Non-Profit Business/Entity","CJ Chenier and the Red Hot Louisiana Band",,"Present the crown prince of Zydeco, C.J. Chenier and the Red Hot Louisiana Band in concert.",2012-05-09,2012-08-09,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Kate,Fitzgerald,"North Shore Music Association","PO Box 1376 5th and Broadway","Grand Marais",MN,55604-1376,"(218) 387-2916 ",music@boreal.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board, Arrowhead Regional Arts Council",,Cook,,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/arts-project-grant-21,"Tony Kuznik: musician, retired president of Hibbing Community College; Rolf Anderson: choral and vocal music, retired high school vocal music instructor; Ken Bloom: Director, Tweed Museum of Art, University of Minnesota- Duluth; Janeen Carey: vocalist, retired Hibbing Community College librarian and information media specialist; Carina Ellis: instrumentalist, Master of Music Education degree; Peter Pestlozzi: furniture maker, instructor at North House Folk School, Grand Marais; David Beard: Assistant Professor of writing studies, University of Minnesota- Duluth; Erling Ellison: jewelry designer and creator, speech coach and judge, director of Garrison Art Fair; Catherine Meier: website designer, printmaker, drawer, and animator; Mary McGilligan: writer, published poet; Josh Aerie: cellist, orchestra conductor, college music instructor; Kathy Dodge: Executive Director of Itasca Orchestra and Strings Program; Nancy Daley: hand paper maker and instructor at North House Folk School; Jeffrey Adams: published playwright and director of IceBox Radio Theater; Marcie McIntire: traditional beadwork Ojibwe artist, gallery owner and educator; Paula Brandel: art instructor Itasca Community College and visual artist; Gerard Sordelet: stage combat instructor, instrumentalist and media artist.","Tony Kuznik: musician, retired president of Hibbing Community College; Rolf Anderson: choral and vocal music, retired high school vocal music instructor; Ken Bloom: Director, Tweed Museum of Art, University of Minnesota- Duluth; Janeen Carey: vocalist, retired Hibbing Community College librarian and information media specialist; Carina Ellis: instrumentalist, Master of Music Education degree; Peter Pestlozzi: furniture maker, instructor at North House Folk School, Grand Marais; David Beard: Assistant Professor of writing studies, University of Minnesota- Duluth; Erling Ellison: jewelry designer and creator, speech coach and judge, director of Garrison Art Fair; Catherine Meier: website designer, printmaker, drawer, and animator; Mary McGilligan: writer, published poet; Josh Aerie: cellist, orchestra conductor, college music instructor; Kathy Dodge: Executive Director of Itasca Orchestra and Strings Program; Nancy Daley: hand paper maker and instructor at North House Folk School; Jeffrey Adams: published playwright and director of IceBox Radio Theater; Marcie McIntire: traditional beadwork Ojibwe artist, gallery owner and educator; Paula Brandel: art instructor Itasca Community College and visual artist; Gerard Sordelet: stage combat instructor, instrumentalist and media artist.",,No 12716,"Arts and Cultural Heritage Grant",2012,2076,"Laws of Minnesota 2011, First Special Session, chapter 6, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","Attending the Red Bridge Film Festival will result in greater awareness of current film art, seeing specific productions that may be the subject of national reviews or discussion, and having a positive experience overall.We will measure our success through attendance, both overall and for individual films and presentations, as well as comparing our festivalÆs attendance with attendance in prior years and attendance at similar festivals in other cities. Survey cards will be distributed at screenings with 50% or more of those completing the survey agreeing that they had a positive experience and expressing positive attitudes about the film selection for the festival. The survey will also ask the respondentÆs age. Festival committee members will solicit comments and suggestions from friends and other attendees.","Audience surveys were tallied and 10 of 17 responses (59%) gave a “favorable” rating.",,13564,"Other, local or private",15640,,"Rod Nordberg, Patricia Dove, Paul Dove, Jennie Anderson, Jill Johnson, Marie Nordberg, Pam Wasche Wilson, Scott Wilson",,"Red Bridge Film Festival","Non-Profit Business/Entity","2012 Red Bridge Film Festival",,"Funds will assist the Red Bridge Film Festival to present a film festival consisting of at least six worthy film programs at the Park Rapids Theatre on Main Street in Park Rapids, Minnesota during April 2012.",2012-04-13,2012-04-17,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Rod,Nordberg,"Red Bridge Film Festival","711 Park Ave S","Park Rapids",MN,56470,"(218) 237-8950 ",rod.nordberg@gmail.com,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board, Region 2 Arts Council",,"Becker, Crow Wing, Hubbard, Wadena",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/arts-and-cultural-heritage-grant-322,"Deane Johnson: Literary Artist, Musician, Theatrical Artist, Arts Advocate; Kathy Gustafson: Visual Artist, Sculptor, Artist Career Counselor; Patt Rall: Arts Columnist, Literary Artist, Musician, Theatrical Artist, Visual Artist; Diana McLain: Photographer, Visual Artist, Arts Advocate; Malotte Backer: Visual Artist, Arts Advocate; Steve Ballard: Visual Artist, Art Teacher, Arts Advocate; Steve Prenevost: Arts Appreciator, Arts Advocate; Nancy Cole: Musician, Theatrical Artist, Dance Performer; Lois Schaedler: Visual Artist, Filmmaker, Photographer, Craft Artist; Leah Prussia: Literary Artist, Musician, Theatrical Artist, Craft Artist.","Deane Johnson: Literary Artist, Musician, Theatrical Artist, Arts Advocate; Patt Rall: Arts Columnist, Literary Artist, Musician, Theatrical Artist, Visual Artist; Malotte Backer: Visual Artist, Arts Advocate; Nancy Cole: Musician, Theatrical Artist, Dance Performer; Germaine Riegert: Literary Artist, Arts Appreciator, Arts Advocate; Harold White Jr.: Poet, Musician.",,No 12781,"Arts and Cultural Heritage, Arts Project",2012,4550,"Laws of Minnesota 2011, First Special Session, chapter 6, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","To be the very best marching band program and to increase the number of student participants from 85 to 110.The staff will track the membership and encourage new members through letters to area schools and follow-up presentations to the band members. They will use literature and videos from the past year to recruit more students. An evaluation form will be used again similar to last year to rate satisfaction, the importance of the clinicians, and benefits from the experience.","They were the best marching band program and increased the number of student participants from 85 to 110.",,8450,"Other, local or private",13000,,"Lisa Buhr, Brady Krusemark, Syndie Johnson, Jenny Portner, Cheryl Endersbe, Chris Enevold, Jeff Pasker, Robb Murray, Jen Olson, Paul Boettcher",,"Mankato Area 77 Lancers Marching Band AKA Mankato Area 77 Lancers Marching Band Parent Assn.","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Mankato Area 77 Lancers Marching Band",,"They will present their 34th season as the premier youth marching band for the greater Mankato area.",2011-11-01,2012-10-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Lisa,Buhr,"Mankato Area 77 Lancers Marching Band AKA Mankato Area 77 Lancers Marching Band Parent Assn.","110 Fulton St",Mankato,MN,56001-2520,"(507) 317-2478 ",lbuhr@hickorytech.net,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board, Prairie Lakes Regional Arts Council ",,"Blue Earth, Carver, Douglas, Freeborn, Hennepin, Mower, Nicollet, Ramsey, Stearns, Steele, Swift, Waseca",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/arts-and-cultural-heritage-arts-project-54,"Denice Evers: retired teacher, and volunteer with Springfield Community Theater; Mary Jane Glawe: visual artist; Sara Krassin: arts administrator for the Childrens Museum of Southern Minnesota; Joe McCabe: St. James City Manager, volunteers with the St. James Community Theater; Mary Motter: 5th grade teacher at Eagle Lake Elementary, arts volunteer; Pat Potzler: retired teacher, singer in the Minnesota Valley Sweet Adelines; Lill Robinson: retired Language Arts teacher, volunteer with the Blue Earth Community Theater; Paula Scheffler: substitute teacher in LeSueur; Melanie Schmidt: high school speech coach, Program Director for Mankato Community Education; Bonnie Taplin: volunteer with the Interlaken Heritage Days Festival; Elizabeth Traxler: teacher, playwright, director; Gina Wenger: professor of Art Education at Minnesota State University; Greg Wilkins: Director of Student Activities at Minnesota State University.","Denice Evers: retired teacher, and volunteer with Springfield Community Theater; Mary Jane Glawe: visual artist; Sara Krassin: arts administrator for the Childrens' Museum of Southern Minnesota; Joe McCabe: St. James City Manager, volunteers with the St. James Community Theater; Mary Motter: 5th grade teacher at Eagle Lake Elementary, arts volunteer; Pat Potzler: retired teacher, singer in the Minnesota Valley Sweet Adelines; Lill Robinson: retired Language Arts teacher, volunteer with the Blue Earth Community Theater; Paula Scheffler: substitute teacher in LeSueur; Melanie Schmidt: high school speech coach, Program Director for Mankato Community Education; Bonnie Taplin: volunteer with the Interlaken Heritage Days Festival; Elizabeth Traxler: teacher, playwright, director; Gina Wenger: professor of Art Education at Minnesota State University; Greg Wilkins: Director of Student Activities at Minnesota State University.",,No 14272,"Arts and Cultural Heritage Grant",2012,7368,"2011 Laws of Minnesota, Article 4, Section 2, Subdivison 10","These amounts are appropriated to the commissioner of agriculture for grants to county agricultural societies to enhance arts access and education and to preserve and promote Minnesota's history and cultural heritage as embodied in its county fairs. The grants shall be in addition to the aid distributed to county agricultural societies under Minnesota Statutes, section 38.02. The commissioner shall award grants as follows: (1) $700,000 each year distributed in equal amounts to each of the state's county fairs to enhance arts access and education and to preserve and promote Minnesota's history and cultural heritage;","Track attendance at performances.Collect feedback regarding sound system.","Between 10-50 people watched each Medicine Wagon Show.A permanent sound system allows performers, who do not own their own equipment, to participate at the fair.  Historic markers were well received and many said they'd like to see additional markers in the future.",,265,"Pope County Agricultural Society",7368,,"Paul Koubsky Greg Weidauer Jennifer Olson Melissa Schultz Matt Bouwman Karen Brosh Andrew Gaffaney Peder Gerde Thom Greiner Courtny Kalina Jocelyn Leavitt Kari Peterson Mark Tolifson",,"Pope County Agricultural Society","Non-Profit Business/Entity","To enhance the free arts and cultural heritage performances on Pope County Fair's Free Stage by installing a permanent sound system and bring a Medicine Wagon Show to perform multiple shows each day of the fair. Additionally, to mount historical markers around the fair to explain the history of the buildings and fairgrounds.",,,2012-03-01,2012-08-15,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,"Paul ",Koubsky,,,,,,320-491-5663,popecofair@gmail.com,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota Department of Agriculture",,Pope,,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/arts-and-cultural-heritage-grant-165,,,, 12886,"Arts Project Grant",2012,3000,"Laws of Minnesota 2011, First Special Session, chapter 6, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access ACHF Arts Education ACHF Cultural Heritage","Share with community the techniques and delights of shadow puppetry.Measured by participation in the events.","Large audience, popular community event and a lot of community participation in the event.",,600,"Other, local or private",3600,,,,"Good Harbor Hill Players","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Winter Solstice shadow puppet show",,"Create and perform shadow puppet show on the harbor in Grand Marais to celebrate Winter Solstice.",2011-12-01,2011-12-31,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Betsy,Bowen,"Good Harbor Hill Players","PO Box 68 301 W 1st St","Grand Marais",MN,55604,"(218) 387-1992 ",betsy@woodcut.com,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board, Arrowhead Regional Arts Council",,Cook,,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/arts-project-grant-37,"Tony Kuznik: musician, retired president of Hibbing Community College; Rolf Anderson: choral and vocal music, retired high school vocal music instructor; Ken Bloom: Director, Tweed Museum of Art, University of Minnesota- Duluth; Janeen Carey: vocalist, retired Hibbing Community College librarian and information media specialist; Carina Ellis: instrumentalist, Master of Music Education degree; Peter Pestlozzi: furniture maker, instructor at North House Folk School, Grand Marais; David Beard: Assistant Professor of writing studies, University of Minnesota- Duluth; Erling Ellison: jewelry designer and creator, speech coach and judge, director of Garrison Art Fair; Catherine Meier: website designer, printmaker, drawer, and animator; Mary McGilligan: writer, published poet; Josh Aerie: cellist, orchestra conductor, college music instructor; Kathy Dodge: Executive Director of Itasca Orchestra and Strings Program; Nancy Daley: hand paper maker and instructor at North House Folk School; Jeffrey Adams: published playwright and director of IceBox Radio Theater; Marcie McIntire: traditional beadwork Ojibwe artist, gallery owner and educator; Paula Brandel: art instructor Itasca Community College and visual artist; Gerard Sordelet: stage combat instructor, instrumentalist and media artist.","Tony Kuznik: musician, retired president of Hibbing Community College; Rolf Anderson: choral and vocal music, retired high school vocal music instructor; Ken Bloom: Director, Tweed Museum of Art, University of Minnesota- Duluth; Janeen Carey: vocalist, retired Hibbing Community College librarian and information media specialist; Carina Ellis: instrumentalist, Master of Music Education degree; Peter Pestlozzi: furniture maker, instructor at North House Folk School, Grand Marais; David Beard: Assistant Professor of writing studies, University of Minnesota- Duluth; Erling Ellison: jewelry designer and creator, speech coach and judge, director of Garrison Art Fair; Catherine Meier: website designer, printmaker, drawer, and animator; Mary McGilligan: writer, published poet; Josh Aerie: cellist, orchestra conductor, college music instructor; Kathy Dodge: Executive Director of Itasca Orchestra and Strings Program; Nancy Daley: hand paper maker and instructor at North House Folk School; Jeffrey Adams: published playwright and director of IceBox Radio Theater; Marcie McIntire: traditional beadwork Ojibwe artist, gallery owner and educator; Paula Brandel: art instructor Itasca Community College and visual artist; Gerard Sordelet: stage combat instructor, instrumentalist and media artist.",,No 12887,"Arts in Education Residency",2012,5000,"Laws of Minnesota 2011, First Special Session, chapter 6, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access ACHF Arts Education ACHF Cultural Heritage","Participants learn visual language, see practicing artist at work and gain appreciation for the arts in this community. Community educated in the artistic process.Return visits from community members, final critique of artwork, and evaluation sheets. Number in attendance.","Very well attended event.",,1252,"Other, local or private",6252,,,,"Grand Marais Arts, Inc. AKA Grand Marais Art Colony","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Hazel Belvo open studio",,"Present Hazel Belvo in open studio for community members.",2012-02-01,2012-06-01,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Amy,Demmer,"Grand Marais Arts, Inc. AKA Grand Marais Art Colony","PO Box 626","Grand Marais",MN,55604-0626,"(218) 387-2737 ",director@grandmaraisartcolony.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board, Arrowhead Regional Arts Council",,Cook,,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/arts-education-residency-29,"Tony Kuznik: musician, retired president of Hibbing Community College; Rolf Anderson: choral and vocal music, retired high school vocal music instructor; Ken Bloom: Director, Tweed Museum of Art, University of Minnesota- Duluth; Janeen Carey: vocalist, retired Hibbing Community College librarian and information media specialist; Carina Ellis: instrumentalist, Master of Music Education degree; Peter Pestlozzi: furniture maker, instructor at North House Folk School, Grand Marais; David Beard: Assistant Professor of writing studies, University of Minnesota- Duluth; Erling Ellison: jewelry designer and creator, speech coach and judge, director of Garrison Art Fair; Catherine Meier: website designer, printmaker, drawer, and animator; Mary McGilligan: writer, published poet; Josh Aerie: cellist, orchestra conductor, college music instructor; Kathy Dodge: Executive Director of Itasca Orchestra and Strings Program; Nancy Daley: hand paper maker and instructor at North House Folk School; Jeffrey Adams: published playwright and director of IceBox Radio Theater; Marcie McIntire: traditional beadwork Ojibwe artist, gallery owner and educator; Paula Brandel: art instructor Itasca Community College and visual artist; Gerard Sordelet: stage combat instructor, instrumentalist and media artist.","Tony Kuznik: musician, retired president of Hibbing Community College; Rolf Anderson: choral and vocal music, retired high school vocal music instructor; Ken Bloom: Director, Tweed Museum of Art, University of Minnesota- Duluth; Janeen Carey: vocalist, retired Hibbing Community College librarian and information media specialist; Carina Ellis: instrumentalist, Master of Music Education degree; Peter Pestlozzi: furniture maker, instructor at North House Folk School, Grand Marais; David Beard: Assistant Professor of writing studies, University of Minnesota- Duluth; Erling Ellison: jewelry designer and creator, speech coach and judge, director of Garrison Art Fair; Catherine Meier: website designer, printmaker, drawer, and animator; Mary McGilligan: writer, published poet; Josh Aerie: cellist, orchestra conductor, college music instructor; Kathy Dodge: Executive Director of Itasca Orchestra and Strings Program; Nancy Daley: hand paper maker and instructor at North House Folk School; Jeffrey Adams: published playwright and director of IceBox Radio Theater; Marcie McIntire: traditional beadwork Ojibwe artist, gallery owner and educator; Paula Brandel: art instructor Itasca Community College and visual artist; Gerard Sordelet: stage combat instructor, instrumentalist and media artist.",,No 12888,"Arts Project Grant",2012,2418,"Laws of Minnesota 2011, First Special Session, chapter 6, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access ACHF Arts Education ACHF Cultural Heritage","Create a positive theatrical experience for all participants and audience members and introduce theater to young people.Evaluate by participation and audience numbers, membership renewals and in program surveys.","Created a positive theatrical experience for all participants and audience members and introduced theater to young people and their families, cultivating future participants.",,11082,"Other, local or private",13500,,,,"Grand Marais Playhouse","Non-Profit Business/Entity","""The Rockin' Tale of Snow White""",,"Produce ""The Rockin' Tale of Snow White.""",2011-10-01,2011-11-13,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Sue,Hennessy,"Grand Marais Playhouse","PO Box 996 51 W 5th St","Grand Marais",MN,55604-0996,"(218) 387-1284x 2",sue@grandmaraisplayhouse.com,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board, Arrowhead Regional Arts Council",,Cook,,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/arts-project-grant-34,"Tony Kuznik: musician, retired president of Hibbing Community College; Rolf Anderson: choral and vocal music, retired high school vocal music instructor; Ken Bloom: Director, Tweed Museum of Art, University of Minnesota- Duluth; Janeen Carey: vocalist, retired Hibbing Community College librarian and information media specialist; Carina Ellis: instrumentalist, Master of Music Education degree; Peter Pestlozzi: furniture maker, instructor at North House Folk School, Grand Marais; David Beard: Assistant Professor of writing studies, University of Minnesota- Duluth; Erling Ellison: jewelry designer and creator, speech coach and judge, director of Garrison Art Fair; Catherine Meier: website designer, printmaker, drawer, and animator; Mary McGilligan: writer, published poet; Josh Aerie: cellist, orchestra conductor, college music instructor; Kathy Dodge: Executive Director of Itasca Orchestra and Strings Program; Nancy Daley: hand paper maker and instructor at North House Folk School; Jeffrey Adams: published playwright and director of IceBox Radio Theater; Marcie McIntire: traditional beadwork Ojibwe artist, gallery owner and educator; Paula Brandel: art instructor Itasca Community College and visual artist; Gerard Sordelet: stage combat instructor, instrumentalist and media artist.","Tony Kuznik: musician, retired president of Hibbing Community College; Rolf Anderson: choral and vocal music, retired high school vocal music instructor; Ken Bloom: Director, Tweed Museum of Art, University of Minnesota- Duluth; Janeen Carey: vocalist, retired Hibbing Community College librarian and information media specialist; Carina Ellis: instrumentalist, Master of Music Education degree; Peter Pestlozzi: furniture maker, instructor at North House Folk School, Grand Marais; David Beard: Assistant Professor of writing studies, University of Minnesota- Duluth; Erling Ellison: jewelry designer and creator, speech coach and judge, director of Garrison Art Fair; Catherine Meier: website designer, printmaker, drawer, and animator; Mary McGilligan: writer, published poet; Josh Aerie: cellist, orchestra conductor, college music instructor; Kathy Dodge: Executive Director of Itasca Orchestra and Strings Program; Nancy Daley: hand paper maker and instructor at North House Folk School; Jeffrey Adams: published playwright and director of IceBox Radio Theater; Marcie McIntire: traditional beadwork Ojibwe artist, gallery owner and educator; Paula Brandel: art instructor Itasca Community College and visual artist; Gerard Sordelet: stage combat instructor, instrumentalist and media artist.",,No 12896,"Arts Project Grant",2012,2553,"Laws of Minnesota 2011, First Special Session, chapter 6, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access ACHF Arts Education ACHF Cultural Heritage","Provide high quality education and entertainment to bluegrass fans of all agesEvaluate financial data, artistic quality based on audience and participant feedback","A sellout crowd was hosted, and many people already reserved for next year's event.",,4787,"Other, local or private",7340,,,,"North Shore Music Association","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Bluegrass masters weekend",,"Present bluegrass masters weekend.",2011-10-04,2011-12-31,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Kate,Fitzgerald,"North Shore Music Association","PO Box 1376 5th and Broadway","Grand Marais",MN,55604-1376,"(218) 387-2916 ",music@boreal.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board, Arrowhead Regional Arts Council",,Cook,,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/arts-project-grant-111,"Tony Kuznik: musician, retired president of Hibbing Community College; Rolf Anderson: choral and vocal music, retired high school vocal music instructor; Ken Bloom: Director, Tweed Museum of Art, University of Minnesota- Duluth; Janeen Carey: vocalist, retired Hibbing Community College librarian and information media specialist; Carina Ellis: instrumentalist, Master of Music Education degree; Peter Pestlozzi: furniture maker, instructor at North House Folk School, Grand Marais; David Beard: Assistant Professor of writing studies, University of Minnesota- Duluth; Erling Ellison: jewelry designer and creator, speech coach and judge, director of Garrison Art Fair; Catherine Meier: website designer, printmaker, drawer, and animator; Mary McGilligan: writer, published poet; Josh Aerie: cellist, orchestra conductor, college music instructor; Kathy Dodge: Executive Director of Itasca Orchestra and Strings Program; Nancy Daley: hand paper maker and instructor at North House Folk School; Jeffrey Adams: published playwright and director of IceBox Radio Theater; Marcie McIntire: traditional beadwork Ojibwe artist, gallery owner and educator; Paula Brandel: art instructor Itasca Community College and visual artist; Gerard Sordelet: stage combat instructor, instrumentalist and media artist.","Tony Kuznik: musician, retired president of Hibbing Community College; Rolf Anderson: choral and vocal music, retired high school vocal music instructor; Ken Bloom: Director, Tweed Museum of Art, University of Minnesota- Duluth; Janeen Carey: vocalist, retired Hibbing Community College librarian and information media specialist; Carina Ellis: instrumentalist, Master of Music Education degree; Peter Pestlozzi: furniture maker, instructor at North House Folk School, Grand Marais; David Beard: Assistant Professor of writing studies, University of Minnesota- Duluth; Erling Ellison: jewelry designer and creator, speech coach and judge, director of Garrison Art Fair; Catherine Meier: website designer, printmaker, drawer, and animator; Mary McGilligan: writer, published poet; Josh Aerie: cellist, orchestra conductor, college music instructor; Kathy Dodge: Executive Director of Itasca Orchestra and Strings Program; Nancy Daley: hand paper maker and instructor at North House Folk School; Jeffrey Adams: published playwright and director of IceBox Radio Theater; Marcie McIntire: traditional beadwork Ojibwe artist, gallery owner and educator; Paula Brandel: art instructor Itasca Community College and visual artist; Gerard Sordelet: stage combat instructor, instrumentalist and media artist.",,No 12897,"Arts in Education Residency",2012,5000,"Laws of Minnesota 2011, First Special Session, chapter 6, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access ACHF Arts Education ACHF Cultural Heritage","To bring quality chamber music to rural Cook County.We will solicit feedback from students and audience after the performance.","Introduced classical chamber music to the youth of the county and extend the musical experience for youth and adults.",,5610,"Other, local or private",10610,,,,"North Shore Music Association","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Parker Quartet",,"Present the Parker Quartet in workshops and concert.",2011-12-13,2012-03-15,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Kate,Fitzgerald,"North Shore Music Association","PO Box 1376 5th and Broadway","Grand Marais",MN,55604-1376,"(218) 387-2916 ",music@boreal.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board, Arrowhead Regional Arts Council",,Cook,,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/arts-education-residency-28,"Tony Kuznik: musician, retired president of Hibbing Community College; Rolf Anderson: choral and vocal music, retired high school vocal music instructor; Ken Bloom: Director, Tweed Museum of Art, University of Minnesota- Duluth; Janeen Carey: vocalist, retired Hibbing Community College librarian and information media specialist; Carina Ellis: instrumentalist, Master of Music Education degree; Peter Pestlozzi: furniture maker, instructor at North House Folk School, Grand Marais; David Beard: Assistant Professor of writing studies, University of Minnesota- Duluth; Erling Ellison: jewelry designer and creator, speech coach and judge, director of Garrison Art Fair; Catherine Meier: website designer, printmaker, drawer, and animator; Mary McGilligan: writer, published poet; Josh Aerie: cellist, orchestra conductor, college music instructor; Kathy Dodge: Executive Director of Itasca Orchestra and Strings Program; Nancy Daley: hand paper maker and instructor at North House Folk School; Jeffrey Adams: published playwright and director of IceBox Radio Theater; Marcie McIntire: traditional beadwork Ojibwe artist, gallery owner and educator; Paula Brandel: art instructor Itasca Community College and visual artist; Gerard Sordelet: stage combat instructor, instrumentalist and media artist.","Tony Kuznik: musician, retired president of Hibbing Community College; Rolf Anderson: choral and vocal music, retired high school vocal music instructor; Ken Bloom: Director, Tweed Museum of Art, University of Minnesota- Duluth; Janeen Carey: vocalist, retired Hibbing Community College librarian and information media specialist; Carina Ellis: instrumentalist, Master of Music Education degree; Peter Pestlozzi: furniture maker, instructor at North House Folk School, Grand Marais; David Beard: Assistant Professor of writing studies, University of Minnesota- Duluth; Erling Ellison: jewelry designer and creator, speech coach and judge, director of Garrison Art Fair; Catherine Meier: website designer, printmaker, drawer, and animator; Mary McGilligan: writer, published poet; Josh Aerie: cellist, orchestra conductor, college music instructor; Kathy Dodge: Executive Director of Itasca Orchestra and Strings Program; Nancy Daley: hand paper maker and instructor at North House Folk School; Jeffrey Adams: published playwright and director of IceBox Radio Theater; Marcie McIntire: traditional beadwork Ojibwe artist, gallery owner and educator; Paula Brandel: art instructor Itasca Community College and visual artist; Gerard Sordelet: stage combat instructor, instrumentalist and media artist.",,No 12902,"Arts Project Grant",2012,1768,"Laws of Minnesota 2011, First Special Session, chapter 6, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access ACHF Arts Education ACHF Cultural Heritage","Double audience numbers and increase young attendance through open readingEvaluate by number in attendance, number of books sold and comments by all involved","Attendance at the events was somewhat larger than expected and future readings would be better promoted.",,3682,"Other, local or private",5450,,,,"Spirit Lake Poetry Series","Public College/University","Outreach poetry readings",,"Hold three outreach poetry readings.",2011-10-01,2012-06-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Ryan,Vine,"Spirit Lake Poetry Series","814 W 6th St",Duluth,MN,55806,"(218) 213-7881 ",rvine@css.edu,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board, Arrowhead Regional Arts Council",,"St. Louis, Koochiching, Itasca, Cook",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/arts-project-grant-41,"Tony Kuznik: musician, retired president of Hibbing Community College; Rolf Anderson: choral and vocal music, retired high school vocal music instructor; Ken Bloom: Director, Tweed Museum of Art, University of Minnesota- Duluth; Janeen Carey: vocalist, retired Hibbing Community College librarian and information media specialist; Carina Ellis: instrumentalist, Master of Music Education degree; Peter Pestlozzi: furniture maker, instructor at North House Folk School, Grand Marais; David Beard: Assistant Professor of writing studies, University of Minnesota- Duluth; Erling Ellison: jewelry designer and creator, speech coach and judge, director of Garrison Art Fair; Catherine Meier: website designer, printmaker, drawer, and animator; Mary McGilligan: writer, published poet; Josh Aerie: cellist, orchestra conductor, college music instructor; Kathy Dodge: Executive Director of Itasca Orchestra and Strings Program; Nancy Daley: hand paper maker and instructor at North House Folk School; Jeffrey Adams: published playwright and director of IceBox Radio Theater; Marcie McIntire: traditional beadwork Ojibwe artist, gallery owner and educator; Paula Brandel: art instructor Itasca Community College and visual artist; Gerard Sordelet: stage combat instructor, instrumentalist and media artist.","Tony Kuznik: musician, retired president of Hibbing Community College; Rolf Anderson: choral and vocal music, retired high school vocal music instructor; Ken Bloom: Director, Tweed Museum of Art, University of Minnesota- Duluth; Janeen Carey: vocalist, retired Hibbing Community College librarian and information media specialist; Carina Ellis: instrumentalist, Master of Music Education degree; Peter Pestlozzi: furniture maker, instructor at North House Folk School, Grand Marais; David Beard: Assistant Professor of writing studies, University of Minnesota- Duluth; Erling Ellison: jewelry designer and creator, speech coach and judge, director of Garrison Art Fair; Catherine Meier: website designer, printmaker, drawer, and animator; Mary McGilligan: writer, published poet; Josh Aerie: cellist, orchestra conductor, college music instructor; Kathy Dodge: Executive Director of Itasca Orchestra and Strings Program; Nancy Daley: hand paper maker and instructor at North House Folk School; Jeffrey Adams: published playwright and director of IceBox Radio Theater; Marcie McIntire: traditional beadwork Ojibwe artist, gallery owner and educator; Paula Brandel: art instructor Itasca Community College and visual artist; Gerard Sordelet: stage combat instructor, instrumentalist and media artist.",,No 17625,"Born of Hunger: Research",2012,7000,"Laws of Minnesota for 2011 Chapter 6, Article 4, Subdivision 5, Statewide Historic and Cultural Grants.","Statewide Historic and Cultural Grants. $5,250,000 the first year and $5,250,000 the second year are for history programs and projects operated or conducted by or through local, county, regional, or other historical or cultural organizations; or for activities to preserve significant historic and cultural resources.",,,,,,,,,,"Ce Tempoxcalli",," To construct a historically accurate account and thorough context of the 1995 Hunger Strike. ",,,2011-12-01,,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",,,,,,,,,,,,,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota Historical Society",,Stearns,,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/born-hunger-research,"Historic Resources Advisory Committee Mark Peterson, Winona (Chair) - Executive Director, Winona County Historical Society - Governor's appointee to Minnesota Sesquicentennial and Minnesota Humanities Commissions - Qualified in history, historic preservation and history museum administration Leanne Brown, Eden Prairie - Director of Development, Carver County Library/Library Foundation - Formerly, Executive Director, Carver County Historical Society - Qualified in history, project management and museum studies Jack Byers, Minneapolis - Manager, Minneapolis Community Planning and Economic Development Department (CPED) - Manages CPED's Preservation and Design Section - Qualified in historic preservation, architecture, urban geography and planning Tamara Edevold, Bagley - Executive Director, Clearwater County Historical Society - Active in Minnesota's Historic Northwest, regional historical organization - Qualified in history, archaeology, anthropology and history museum administration Ram Gada, Eden Prairie - Engineer - Active in the documentation of Minnesota's East Indian community - State Historical Records Advisory Board (SHRAB), former member - Qualified in engineering, energy consulting and grants administration William Latady, Tower - Bois Forte Deputy Tribal Historic Preservation Officer - Curator, Bois Forte Heritage Museum - Qualified in archaeology, anthropology, historic preservation and history museum administration Benjamin Vander Kooi, Luverne - Attorney practicing as Vander Kooi Law Offices, P.A., in Luverne, MN - Active in Vote Yes! Campaign - Past chair, MN State Arts Board - Advisor, National Trust for Historic Preservation - Qualified in historic preservation, nonprofit and grants administration Brenda Child, Minneapolis - Chair, Department of American Indian Studies, University of Minnesota - Enrolled member, Red Lake Nation - Qualified in history, American Studies and American Indian Studies Nicole Foss, Bemidji - Executive Director, Beltrami County Historical Society, Bemidji, MN - Qualified in anthropology, historical archaeology, library and museum fields Kris Kiesling, Roseville - Director of Archives and Special Collections at University of MN Libraries - State Historical Records Advisory Board (SHRAB) member - Qualified in library and archives, digital services and history Jan Louwagie, Marshall - Coordinator, Southwest Minnesota Regional Research Center, Southwest Minnesota State University - Founding member of Society for the Study of Local and Regional History - Former member of State Historical Records Advisory Board (SHRAB) - Qualified in history and archival administration Ann Meline, Saint Cloud - Deputy Director, Stearns History Museum, St. Cloud - Formerly Assistant Director/Public Programs managing Exhibits, Collections and Education Departments - Former grant reviewer for Institute of Museum and Library Services - Qualified in history, nonprofit and museum administration Peter Reis, White Bear Lake - President, White Bear Lake Area Historical Society - Chair, Minnesota Historical Society's Grants Review Committee - Qualified in history and nonprofit and grants administration William Stoeri, Minneapolis - Ex-officio member (president of the MHS Board) Missy Staples Thompson, Saint Paul - Ex-officio member (treasurer of the MHS Board)","Minnesota Historical Society Governing Board: William R. Stoeri, President Ram Gada, Vice President Paul Verret, Vice President D. Stephen Elliott, Secretary Missy Staples Thompson, Treasurer Suzanne Blue Brenda J. Child Judith S. Corson Mark Davis D. Stephen Elliott Ram Gada Phyllis Rawls Goff William D. Green David R. Hakensen James T. Hale Ruth S. Huss Martha Kaemmer Dennis L. Lamkin David M. Larson Charles Mahar Dean M. Nelson Elizabeth M. Nordlie Peter Reis Simon Stevens Susan Kenny Stevens William R. Stoeri Edward C. Stringer Karen Wilson Thissen Missy Staples Thompson Paul Verret Eleanor Winston Ex-Officio: Mark Dayton, Governor Yvonne Prettner Solon, Lieutenant Governor Mark Ritchie, Secretary of State Lori Swanson, Attorney General Rebecca Otto, State Auditor",, 14374,"Brainerd Lakes Community Mini Grant Program",2012,150000,"Laws of Minnesota 2011, First Special Session chapter 6, article 2, section 7","(g) $1,500,000 the first year and $1,500,000 the second year are for community partners grants to local units of government for: (1) structural or vegetative management practices that reduce storm water runoff from developed or disturbed lands to reduce the movement of sediment, nutrients, and pollutants for restoration, protection, or enhancement of water quality in lakes, rivers, and streams and to protect groundwater and drinking water; and (2) installation of proven and effective water retention practices including, but not limited to, rain gardens and other vegetated infiltration basins and sediment control basins in order to keep water on the land. The projects must be of long-lasting public benefit, include a local match, and be consistent with TMDL implementation plans or local water management plans. Local government unit staff and administration costs may be used as a match.","Project Outputs: Create Mini Grant Program","Pollution reduction estimates for this Community Partnery Conservation Program grant include 108 lbs/yr phosphorus, 39 tons/yr sediment (TSS), and 39 tons/yr soil loss.",,38000,"The source of additional funds varies from project to project, but generally consists of federal, local and non-public sources. ",150000,7500,"District 1: Leonard Koering (Treasurer); District 2: Diane Jacobson (Secretary); District 3: Roger Waytashek (Reporter); District 4: Robert Becker (Chair); District 5: Robert Albrecht (Vice Chair);",0.59,"Crow Wing Soil and Water Conservation District","Local/Regional Government","Based on the Minnesota Waters Lake and River Association database, Crow Wing County has the highest number of lake associations in Minnesota. Currently, there are over 136 lake association groups in the county, which does not include neighborhood, resort or religious groups. These lakes aer a cornerstone to the state's tourism econmy and there is a great demand for stormwater management incentive program to protect these local water resources. This project will engage citizen groups in water quality protection efforts by partnering with the University of Minnesota Extension, Minnesota Department of Natural Resources, Crow Wing County Environmental Services, nonprofits, and Lake Associations to develop a mini grant program. This program will provide cost-sharing and technical assistance on projects that will intercept, treat and infiltrate runoff . This will reduce phosphorus and sediment loads to high priority lakes and streams in the county. ",,,2012-01-01,2014-12-31,"Clean Water Fund",Completed,,,Melissa,Barrick,"Crow Wing Soil and Water Conservation District","322 Laurel St. Suite 13",Brainerd,MN,56401,"(218) 828-6197 x4255",melissa.barrick@co.crow-wing.mn.us,Restoration/Enhancement,"Minnesota Board of Water and Soil Resources",,"Crow Wing",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/brainerd-lakes-community-mini-grant-program,"Wayne Zellmer -BWSR Grants Coordinator; Matt Drewitz -BWSR South Region Clean Water Specialist; Art Persons -MDH Planning Supervisor Drinking Water Protection; Jeff Hrubes -BWSR North Region Clean Water Specialist; Marcey Westrick -BWSR Metro Clean Water Specialist; Julie Westerlund -DNR Clean Water Coordinator; Robert L. Sip -MDA Environmental Policy Specialist; Anna Kerr -MPCA -Stormwater / TMDL Coordinator; Nick Proulx -DNR Central Region Clean Water Legacy Specialist; Karen Evens - MPCA -Watershed Projects Manager; Joshua Stamper -MDA Research Scientist, Pesticide & Fertilizer Management; Norman R. Mofjeld -MDA Hydrologist P.G. Well Management Section; ","The 20-member BWSR board consists of representatives of local and state government agencies and citizens. Members are appointed by the governor of the state of Minnesota consistent with Minnesota Statutes 103B.101. Board members at the time the grant was made were: County Commissioner Appointees: Quentin Fairbanks; Tom Loveall; Brian Napstad; Soil and Water Conservation District Appointees: Paul Langseth, Louise Smallidge and Bob Burandt; Watershed District or Watershed Management Organization Appointees: Gene Tiedemann, LuAnn Tolliver and Todd Foster; Citizen Appointees: Paul Brutlag ; Gerald Van Amburg; John Meyer; Cities & Townships: Sandy Hooker -Township; Christy Jo Fogarty -Metro City; Keith Mykleseth -Non-Metro City; Agency: Chris Elvrum - Minnesota Department of Health; Rebecca Flood - Pollution Control Agency; Tom Landwehr - Department of Natural Resources; Matt Wohlman - Minnesota Department of Agriculture; Faye Sleeper - Minnesota Extension Service;","Nicole Clapp",No 14262,"Bring the Lumberjacks Back to Kanabec County",2012,7368,"2011 Laws of Minnesota, Article 4, Section 2, Subdivison 10","These amounts are appropriated to the commissioner of agriculture for grants to county agricultural societies to enhance arts access and education and to preserve and promote Minnesota's history and cultural heritage as embodied in its county fairs. The grants shall be in addition to the aid distributed to county agricultural societies under Minnesota Statutes, section 38.02. The commissioner shall award grants as follows: (1) $700,000 each year distributed in equal amounts to each of the state's county fairs to enhance arts access and education and to preserve and promote Minnesota's history and cultural heritage;","Track number of participants.Survey crowd.","Approximately 2,250 people viewed the performances over three days. Viewers were asked to rate, on a scale from 1 (low score) to 5 (highest score), how much they enjoyed the show, how much it represented and educated them about MN cultural heritage, and how much it improved their fair experience. Every respondent gave a 4 or 5 to the questions.",,,,7368,,"John Angstman Kathi Ellis John Soderstrom Dave Rodenborg Jeff Scuzs Marie Angstman Mary Besser Kelly Maag Nick Stafford Rene Barn Sheila Forcier Tom Strunge Alicia Martens Larry Keene Janet Martens Gabrea Anderson",,"Kanabec County Agricultural Society","Non-Profit Business/Entity","To showcase the history and heritage of logging in Minnesota. ",,,2012-01-01,2012-08-01,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Janet,Martens,"Kanabec County Agricultural Society",,,,,320-679-3371,janetkcfpres@northlc.com,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota Department of Agriculture",,Kanabec,,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/bring-lumberjacks-back-kanabec-county,,,, 3651,"BWSR Clean Water Assistance Grants - Subsurface Sewage Treatment System (SSTS) Abatement Grants",2012,1500000,"Laws of Minnesota 2011, First Special Session chapter 6, article 2, section 7","(a) $13,750,000 the first year and $13,750,000 the second year are for pollution reduction and restoration grants to local government units and joint powers organizations of local government units to protect surface water and drinking water; to keep water on the land; to protect, enhance, and restore water quality in lakes, rivers, and streams; and to protect groundwater and drinking water, including feedlot water quality and subsurface sewage treatment system (SSTS) projects and stream bank, stream channel, and shoreline restoration projects. The projects must be of long-lasting public benefit, include a match, and be consistent with TMDL implementation plans or local water management plans. ","Evaluation and Outcome Plan Evaluation and outcome plans are required as a part of the grant agreement between BWSR and the grantee. These required plans consist of verifying project installation and creating operation and maintenance plans to ensure the project is functioning as designed. Funded projects meet locally identified water quality goals within the larger scope of Minnesota's clean water efforts. Projects reduce pollutant loads aimed at improving watershed health over time. The long-term evaluation of clean water fund projects will be monitored as part of the state's intensive watershed monitoring strategy.",,,163780,"The source of additional funds varies from project to project, but generally consists of federal, local and non-public sources. ",1500000,15034,,0.89,"Multiple Local Government Units","Local/Regional Government","Funds are to be used to protect, enhance and restore water quality in lakes, rivers and streams and to protect groundwater and drinking water. Activities include structural and vegetative practices to reduce runoff and retain water on the land, feedlot water quality projects, SSTS abatement grants for low income individuals, and stream bank, stream channel and shoreline protection projects. For the fiscal year 2012, BWSR awarded 13 local governments with funds to complete 143 projects. More information is available in the detail reports below. ",,,2012-01-01,2014-12-31,"Clean Water Fund","In Progress",,"SSTS Imminent Health Threat Abatement Grant Program - 2012, 2012 CWF - Clean Water Assistance - Map, FY2012 SSTS Abatement Grant Awards_LCC",,,"Minnesota Board of Water and Soil Resources","520 Lafayette Road North","St. Paul","MN ",55155,"(651) 296-3767",,Restoration/Enhancement,"Minnesota Board of Water and Soil Resources",,"Big Stone, Cass, Dodge, Douglas, Lincoln, Marshall, McLeod, Mille Lacs, Pennington, Pipestone, Rock, St. Louis, Stearns",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/bwsr-clean-water-assistance-grants-subsurface-sewage-treatment-system-ssts-abatement-grants,"Wayne Zellmer -BWSR Grants Coordinator; Matt Drewitz -BWSR South Region Clean Water Specialist; Art Persons -MDH Planning Supervisor Drinking Water Protection; Jeff Hrubes -BWSR North Region Clean Water Specialist; Marcey Westrick -BWSR Metro Clean Water Specialist; Julie Westerlund -DNR Clean Water Coordinator; Robert L. Sip -MDA Environmental Policy Specialist; Anna Kerr -MPCA -Stormwater / TMDL Coordinator; Nick Proulx -DNR Central Region Clean Water Legacy Specialist; Karen Evens - MPCA -Watershed Projects Manager; Joshua Stamper -MDA Research Scientist, Pesticide & Fertilizer Management; Norman R. Mofjeld -MDA Hydrologist P.G. Well Management Section; ","The 20-member BWSR board consists of representatives of local and state government agencies and citizens. Members are appointed by the governor of the state of Minnesota consistent with Minnesota Statutes 103B.101. Board members at the time the grant was made were: County Commissioner Appointees: Quentin Fairbanks; Tom Loveall; Brian Napstad; Soil and Water Conservation District Appointees: Paul Langseth, Louise Smallidge and Bob Burandt; Watershed District or Watershed Management Organization Appointees: Gene Tiedemann, LuAnn Tolliver and Todd Foster; Citizen Appointees: Paul Brutlag ; Gerald Van Amburg; John Meyer; Cities & Townships: Sandy Hooker -Township; Christy Jo Fogarty -Metro City; Keith Mykleseth -Non-Metro City; Agency: Chris Elvrum - Minnesota Department of Health; Rebecca Flood - Pollution Control Agency; Tom Landwehr - Department of Natural Resources; Matt Wohlman - Minnesota Department of Agriculture; Faye Sleeper - Minnesota Extension Service; ","Nicole Clapp",No 9650,"Cass County Lake and Stream Monitoring Program",2012,82696,,,,,,,,,,,.59,"Cass County (Environmental Services Department)","Local/Regional Government","This project will include lake and stream monitoring on 23 lakes and 4 streams found within the Leech Lake River and Pine River watersheds in Cass County. The project will be conducted in an effort to gain sufficient data on these data-deficient lake and stream sites within these watersheds. All of the proposed monitoring sites are target sites located in the targeted watersheds for 2012. Cass ESD is partnering with Hubbard SWCD, the Leech Lake Band of Objibwe, and RMB Environmental Laboratories to conduct the fieldwork for this project.",,,2012-02-17,2014-06-30,"Clean Water Fund",Completed,,,"John ",Ringle,"Cass County (Environmental Services Department)",,,,,"(218) 547-7241",john.ringle@co.cass.mn.us,"Assessment/Evaluation, Monitoring","Minnesota Pollution Control Agency",,"Aitkin, Beltrami, Cass, Crow Wing, Hubbard",,"Leech Lake River, Pine River",http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/cass-county-lake-and-stream-monitoring-program-0,,,, 2911,"Change and Resilience in Boreal Forests in Northern Minnesota",2012,75000,"M.L. 2011, First Special Session, Chp. 2, Art.3, Sec. 2, Subd. 03i","$75,000 the first year and $75,000 the second year are from the trust fund to the Board of Regents of the University of Minnesota to assess the potential response of northern Minnesota's boreal forests to observed and predicted changes in climate conditions and develop related management guidelines and adaptation strategies. This appropriation is available until June 30, 2014, by which time the project must be completed and final products delivered.","Click on ""Final Report"" under ""Project Details"".","Click on ""Final Report"" under ""Project Details"".",,,,75000,,,1.69,"University of Minnesota","Public College/University","PROJECT OVERVIEW Boreal forests of spruce, fir, paper birch, aspen, and jack pine cover more than two million acres of northern Minnesota, including the Boundary Waters Canoe Area Wilderness. These forests are near the southern edge of their geographic range. With a warmer climate the health and productivity of these forests may be jeopardized by increased stresses such as heat, drought, fires, storms, and insect pests resulting in a much different forest ecosystem for northern Minnesota in the future. Scientists at the University of Minnesota's Department of Forest Resources are using this appropriation to evaluate how these forests are poised to respond to these changes and obtain the necessary data to guide forest management and planning efforts, such as determining practices that will help fend off threats from invasive species. OVERALL PROJECT OUTCOME AND RESULTS This project addressed the stewardship of forests in Minnesota's most renowned and iconic natural area - the Boundary Waters Canoe Area Wilderness (BWCAW) - under a changing climate. Forests of the BWCAW are at the very southern edge of the boreal forest biome (cold adapted forests of spruce, fir, pine, birch and aspen), with temperate forest species (primarily red maple) from the south, as well as exotic invasive species poised to invade in a warming climate. The purpose of the study was to map these species and temperatures across the BWCAW to gain insight into change that may occur in the BWCAW as the climate warms. For this purpose, PhD student David Chaffin placed 106 temperature sensors across the landscape, which measured temperature hourly for two years, accompanied by 106 plots on which all tree species abundances were measured. Also, 100 transects totaling nearly 16 miles in length were placed across the landscape to sample for the presence of temperate tree species and invasive species. Results show that European earthworms are a common invasive group of species; about 70%, and 33% of the forests within the BWCAW are at minimal and high stages of invasion, respectively. Earthworm invasion is related to distances from campsites, portage trails and motorized lakes, but not to temperature. Summer (June, July and August) daily maximum temperatures show a west (warm) to east (cool) gradient of about 12-13 degrees F across the BWCAW. Red maple abundance was positively related to summer temperature, being highest in the west. The main synthesis from all of the data collected during the project is that boreal conifers like black spruce, balsam fir, and jack pine may find a cool-temperature refuge and persist in the eastern BWCAW, even in a very warm future climate, but would be co-dominant with expanding red maple populations. Earthworms will continue to expand and facilitate these changes in tree species composition. PROJECT RESULTS USE AND DISSEMINATION